Free Chol Soo Lee
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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Documentary, Crime
Homepage: https://www.fcsl-film.com/
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $50,083
Runtime: 83 minutes
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Chol Soo Lee
Played Self (archive footage)
Sebastian Yoon
Played Narrator (voice)
Ranko Yamada
Played Self - Friend; Defense Committee
K.W. Lee
Played Self - Investigative Reporter
Jeff Adachi
Played Self - Activist
David Kakishiba
Played Self - Activist
Jay Kun Yoo
Played Self - Chair, Defense Committee
Grace Kim
Played Self - Vice-chair, Defense Committee
Warren Furutani
Played Self - L.A. Defense Committee
Leonard Weinglass
Played Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
Josiah “Tink” Thompson
Played Self - Private Investigator
Gail Whang
Played Self - Bay Area Defense Committee
Jai Lee Wong
Played Self - L.A. Defense Committee
Mike Suzuki
Played Self - Bay Area Defense Committee
Me Yea Lee
Played Self - Mother of Chol Soo Lee (archive footage)
Leonard Tauman
Played Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
Tony Serra
Played Self - Defense Attorney
Stuart Hanlon
Played Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
Frank Falzon
Played Self - San Francisco Police Dept. (archive footage)
Sandra Gin
Played Self - Reporter (archive footage)
Sung Soo Yoo
Played Self - Defense Committee
Richard Kim
Played Self - Professor, UC Davis
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