THE EMMY-WINNING FREE CHOL SOO LEE BACK ON THE PBS APP

9/16-11/14

Free Chol Soo Lee won the Emmy for Outstanding Historical Documentary at the Sept. 26, 2024, News & Documentary Emmys in New York City!! You can witness the incredible moment here.

Still haven’t seen it or ready for an encore viewing? You have until Nov. 14 to stream the now-Emmy-winning (!!!) Free Chol Soo Lee for free on the PBS App!

On your computer, click here, or go to pbs.org/ and search the title. 

To watch the film on a TV, phone, or tablet, you'll need to download the PBS App. On a TV, that means downloading the app on Roku, Apple TV, or your smart TV interface. Once you're in the PBS App, look for the Independent Lens title (or search for Free Chol Soo Lee). Korean subtitles are available as a viewing option!

Discussion guide available for download below!

FREE Chol Soo LEE
Available on MUBI, PBS.org, AMAZON prime and apple tv

UPCOMING SCREENINGS

May
6

Screening & PANEL: Los Angeles, Hammer Museum

In-person: Q&A with filmmakers Julie Ha, Eugene Yi.

Admission is free. No advance reservations. Free tickets must be obtained on a first come, first served basis at the box office, where seating will be assigned.

Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater
10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024

https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/events/2023/05/06/free-chol-soo-lee

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Apr
19

Screening: Bellingham, WA

INDIE LENS POP-UP: FREE SCREENING! Co-presented by Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival. Facilitated discussion to follow screening.

https://pickfordfilmcenter.org/movie/free-chol-soo-lee

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Apr
18

Screening: Atlanta, GA

Join us for a screening of the documentary Free Chol Soo Lee, the rollercoaster life story of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean immigrant wrongfully convicted of murder who inspired a movement to free him.

After we will hear from the Georgia Innocence Project to talk about some of the factors that lead to wrongful convictions and how race plays into injustice and wrongful convictions.

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Apr
12

Screening: Sheboygan, WI

Wednesday, April 12, 2023
12:00 p.m. CST

There will be a postscreening community conversation.

Registration for in-person screening and conversation is encouraged, but not required. RSVP here:

https://www.jmkac.org/engage-events/free-chol-soo-lee-by-julie-ha-eugene-yi-su-kim-jean-tsien-and-sona-jo/

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Apr
10

Screening & Panel: Columbia University (NYC)

  • Columbia Law School | Jerome Greene Hall, Room 101 (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join the Korea Economic Institute (KEI), the Center for Korean Legal Studies at Columbia Law School (CKLS), the Weatherhead East Asia Insititute (WEAI), and the China and the World Program at Columbia University (CWP) for a special screening followed by a Q&A with directors Eugene Yi and Julie Ha.

RSVP for Free:
https://www.law.columbia.edu/events/free-chol-soo-lee-film-screening-and-discussion-2023-04-10

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Apr
5

Screening: Tulsa, OK

FREE community screening with expert Q&A as part of the 2023 Indie Lens Pop-Up season. Each screening includes a FREE documentary with intro by host Sydney Alison (Kendall Whittier Main Street Community Engagement Coordinator), a post-film Q&A with local experts, sign language interpreting from TSHA, and open captioning on the films.

https://www.circlecinema.org/coming-soon/free-chol-soo-lee

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