In 1973, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee was arrested for the murder of a Chinese gang member in San Francisco. He was convicted of the killing and sentence to life in prison, in part because of a false ballistics test. "Whether I'm an angel or a devil, it does not justify framing me for a murder I did not commit," Lee says in "Free Chol Soo Lee," a galvanizing documentary by Julie Ha and Eugene Yi.
Sebastian Yoon speaks Chol Soo Lee's words — culled from letters and his posthumously published memoir, "Freedom Without Justice." The film also features marvelous archive photographs and footage of Lee as well as interview with various folks involved in securing his freedom. Lee's case generated interest from K. W. Lee, an investigative journalist, and he and his articles sparked a grassroots effort from the Korean American community to fight for social justice.
