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 |
Editing | Aldo Velasco | Editor |
Editing | Jean Tsien | Editor |
Production | Sally Jo Fifer | Executive Producer |
Production | Stephen Gong | Executive Producer |
Production | Eugene Yi | Producer |
Production | Julie Ha | Producer |
Production | Bryn Mooser | Executive Producer |
Production | Lois Vossen | Executive Producer |
Production | Kathryn Everett | Executive Producer |
Production | Jean Tsien | Producer |
Production | Andy Hsieh | Executive Producer |
Production | Jo So-na | Producer |
Camera | Akira Boch | Additional Camera |
Crew | Jeff Adachi | In Memory Of |
Camera | Michael Chin | Camera Operator |
Camera | Colin Archdeacon | Additional Camera |
Camera | Abraham Chan | Assistant Camera |
Camera | Courtney Quirin | Additional Camera |
Sound | Marc Stewart | Sound Recordist |
Crew | Mike Puretz | Additional Music |
Crew | Jay Kun Yoo | In Memory Of |
Camera | Jerry Henry | Camera Operator |
Sound | Stephen Thorpe | Sound Recordist |
Camera | John Wakayama Carey | Additional Camera |
Sound | Bryan Baeta | Sound Recordist |
Editing | Anita H.M. Yu | Co-Editor |
Camera | Mike Shum | Additional Camera |
Production | Quyên Nguyen-Le | Associate Producer |
Production | Tammy Chu Tolle | Associate Producer |
Production | Her Yoon-soo | Associate Producer |
Camera | Tijana Petrovic | Additional Camera |
Camera | Lou Nakasako | Assistant Camera |
Visual Effects | Mihye Choi | Animation Director |
Camera | Joel Juárez | Assistant Camera |
Sound | Gretchen Jude | Original Music Composer |
Sound | Ko Eunha | Sound Supervisor |
Camera | Vanessa Carr | Additional Camera |
Camera | Adam Uyemura | Assistant Camera |
Sound | Ko Eunha | Sound Designer |
Sound | Jae-Hong Moon | Foley Artist |
Art | Suki Oh | Graphic Designer |
Sound | Kim Juhyun | Dialogue Editor |