Independent director Pete Lee thought filming his debut feature in San Francisco’s Chinatown would bring an economic boost to the neighborhood while honoring its culture and people.
But three weeks into shooting “High Priestess of Souls,” a ’90s-Hong Kong-style horror comedy set in the historic neighborhood, Lee is facing resistance from merchants who said the production is disrupting business.
This week more than three dozen Chinatown merchants sent a petition to city officials expressing “strong dissatisfaction and serious concerns” about the production…