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Free Chol Soo Lee( 2022)

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Overview

On June 3, 1973, a man was murdered in a busy intersection of San Francisco’s Chinatown as part of an ongoing gang war. Chol Soo Lee, a 20-year-old Korean immigrant who had previous run-ins with the law, was arrested and convicted based on flimsy evidence and the eyewitness accounts of white tourists who couldn’t distinguish between Asian features. Sentenced to life in prison, Chol Soo Lee would spend years fighting to survive behind bars before journalist K.W. Lee took an interest in his case. The intrepid reporter’s investigation would galvanize a first-of-its-kind pan-Asian American grassroots movement to fight for Chol Soo Lee’s freedom, ultimately inspiring a new generation of social justice activists.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Chol Soo Lee

      Self (archive footage)

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      Sebastian Yoon

      Narrator (voice)

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      Ranko Yamada

      Self - Friend; Defense Committee

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      K.W. Lee

      Self - Investigative Reporter

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      Jeff Adachi

      Self - Activist

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      David Kakishiba

      Self - Activist

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      Jay Kun Yoo

      Self - Chair, Defense Committee

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      Grace Kim

      Self - Vice-chair, Defense Committee

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      Warren Furutani

      Self - L.A. Defense Committee

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      Leonard Weinglass

      Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)

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      Josiah “Tink” Thompson

      Self - Private Investigator

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      Gail Whang

      Self - Bay Area Defense Committee

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      Jai Lee Wong

      Self - L.A. Defense Committee

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      Mike Suzuki

      Self - Bay Area Defense Committee

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      Me Yea Lee

      Self - Mother of Chol Soo Lee (archive footage)

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      Leonard Tauman

      Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)

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      Tony Serra

      Self - Defense Attorney

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      Stuart Hanlon

      Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)

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      Frank Falzon

      Self - San Francisco Police Dept. (archive footage)

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      Sandra Gin

      Self - Reporter (archive footage)

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      Sung Soo Yoo

      Self - Defense Committee

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      Richard Kim

      Self - Professor, UC Davis

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    50083.00

    Keywords

    • prison
    • death penalty
    • political activism
    • chinatown
    • wrongful imprisonment
    • san quentin
    • korean american
    • innocent in jail
    • criminal justice system
    • racial discrimination
    • grassroots movement
    • korean
    • asian american
    • san francisco