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Mar. 12, 2009

Public Defender Knows Jack: Jeff Adachi's Film to Premiere Next Week

Making a movie is like preparing for a trial, says San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi. He should know. Twice now, he's stepped out of his official role to shine the spotlight on his personal passion - filmmaking.

By Dhyana Levey
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Making a movie is like preparing for a trial, says San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi. He should know. Twice now, he's stepped out of his official role to shine the spotlight on his personal passion - filmmaking.

Through a process of discovery that Adachi compared to a criminal investigation, the attorney-turned-documentarian came across the story of the late Jack Soo, a Japanese-Am...

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