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Free Chol Soo Lee
27th(2022) Wide Angle
Crime/Violence · True Story · Human Rights/Labor/Social
- CountryKorea/United States
- Production Year2022
- Running Time86min
- Format DCP
- ColorColor/B&W
Program Note
In 1973, Chol Soo Lee was arrested as a suspect in a murder case in San
Francisco’s Chinatown and sentenced to life in prison. It was the result
of false testimonies by white witnesses who had difficulty telling Asian
faces apart and the neglect of the investigators. When a Korean-American
journalist who became skeptical about the case writes an article that raises
questions about the investigation, a large-scale protest ensues, calling
for the release of the innocent young immigrant. Free Chol Soo Lee is a
documentary that presents in detail the life of Chol Soo Lee, who became a
symbol of the Asian Civil Rights Movement, through various archive footage
and interviews. Shedding light on the impact of the relief efforts of numerous
people on Chol Soo Lee and the shadow that a decade of imprisonment cast
on his life, this film makes Lee’s life palpable. (HONG Eunmi)
Director
Julie HA
Julie Ha is a journalist whose work focuses on Asian-American issues. She served as the chief editor for the KoreAm Journal, the oldest Asian-American journal in the United States. Her first documentary, Free Chol Soo Lee, was co-directed with Eugene Yi and screened at over ten film festivals including Sundance and Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
Eugene YI
After graduating from Brown University, Eugene Yi worked as a documentary editor and journalist, making videos for the New York Times, Al Jazeera, and other media companies. His first documentary Free Chol Soo Lee was co-directed with Julie Ha and screened at over ten film festivals including Sundance and Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
Photo
Credit
- Director Julie HA 하줄리, Eugene YI 이성민
- Producer Su KIM 김수현, Jean TSIEN 진 티엔, Sona JO 조소나, Julie HA 줄리 하
- Cast Chol-soo LEE 이철수, K.W. LEE 이경원, Jay YOO 유재건, Ranko YAMADA 랑코 야마다, Jeff ADACHI 제프 아다치
- Editor Aldo VELASCO 알도 벨라스코, Jean TSIEN 진 티엔
- Sound Eun-ha KO 고은하
- Music Gretchen JUDE 그레첸 주드
- Production Company
Chol Soo Lee Documentary LLC
FCSLfilm@gmail.com
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