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.
Unfortunately the movie Free Chol Soo Lee is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Eugene Yi | Director |
Directing | Julie Ha | Director |
Production | Kathryn Everett | Executive Producer |
Production | Bryn Mooser | Executive Producer |
Production | Jean Tsien | Producer |
Editing | Jean Tsien | Editor |
Editing | Aldo Velasco | Editor |
Production | Stephen Gong | Executive Producer |
Production | Julie Ha | Producer |
Production | Sally Jo Fifer | Executive Producer |
Production | Eugene Yi | Producer |
Production | Andy Hsieh | Executive Producer |
Production | Lois Vossen | Executive Producer |
Production | Jo So-na | Producer |
Crew | Jay Kun Yoo | In Memory Of |
Camera | Vanessa Carr | Additional Camera |
Camera | Tijana Petrovic | Additional Camera |
Camera | Abraham Chan | Assistant Camera |
Camera | Lou Nakasako | Assistant Camera |
Sound | Marc Stewart | Sound Recordist |
Production | Quyên Nguyen-Le | Associate Producer |
Camera | Joel Juárez | Assistant Camera |
Sound | Gretchen Jude | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Jerry Henry | Camera Operator |
Production | Tammy Chu Tolle | Associate Producer |
Camera | John Wakayama Carey | Additional Camera |
Camera | Courtney Quirin | Additional Camera |
Production | Her Yoon-soo | Associate Producer |
Camera | Michael Chin | Camera Operator |
Camera | Mike Shum | Additional Camera |
Camera | Colin Archdeacon | Additional Camera |
Camera | Akira Boch | Additional Camera |
Sound | Bryan Baeta | Sound Recordist |
Editing | Anita H.M. Yu | Co-Editor |
Sound | Stephen Thorpe | Sound Recordist |
Crew | Jeff Adachi | In Memory Of |
Camera | Adam Uyemura | Assistant Camera |
Visual Effects | Mihye Choi | Animation Director |
Art | Suki Oh | Graphic Designer |
Sound | Ko Eunha | Sound Designer |
Crew | Mike Puretz | Additional Music |
Sound | Ko Eunha | Sound Supervisor |
Sound | Kim Juhyun | Dialogue Editor |
Sound | Jae-Hong Moon | Foley Artist |