Eugene Yi

Eugene Yi is an American documentary filmmaker known for The Rose: Come Back to Me. Yi has said he is drawn to stories about diasporic communities.

Yi co-directed, with Julie Ha, the 2022 documentary, Free Chol Soo Lee, about the wrongful conviction of Chol Soo Lee for the murder of gang leader Yip Yee Tak in San Francisco. The documentary explores the life of Lee, who spent nearly a decade in prisons in California before being released. At the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, where the movie premiered, it was broadcast on PBS.

Personal life Yi is a second-generation Korean American. Growing up, Yi enjoyed American rock and roll, and was exposed to k-pop and Korean culture.