20 Sep 1986
Down by Law
A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.
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.
Top Billed Cast
Chol Soo Lee Self (archive footage)
Sebastian Yoon Narrator (voice)
Ranko Yamada Self - Friend; Defense Committee
K.W. Lee Self - Investigative Reporter
Jeff Adachi Self - Activist
David Kakishiba Self - Activist
Jay Kun Yoo Self - Chair, Defense Committee
Grace Kim Self - Vice-chair, Defense Committee
Warren Furutani Self - L.A. Defense Committee
Leonard Weinglass Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
Josiah “Tink” Thompson Self - Private Investigator
Gail Whang Self - Bay Area Defense Committee
Jai Lee Wong Self - L.A. Defense Committee
Mike Suzuki Self - Bay Area Defense Committee
Me Yea Lee Self - Mother of Chol Soo Lee (archive footage)
Leonard Tauman Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
Tony Serra Self - Defense Attorney
Stuart Hanlon Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
Frank Falzon Self - San Francisco Police Dept. (archive footage)
Sandra Gin Self - Reporter (archive footage)
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