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"The understanding of a culture comes from hearing the language, tasting the food, seeing personal interactions, experiencing the traditions, and so much more when it is in context."

— Elizabeth Laval & Candice Pendergrass, Sikh Youth Public History Project

"The understanding of a culture comes from hearing the language, tasting the food, seeing personal interactions, experiencing the traditions, and so much more in context."

— Elizabeth Laval & Candice Pendergrass, Sikh Youth Public History Project

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LOS ANGELES SCREENING–Free Chol Soo Lee

May 7, 2022 @ 6:30 pm8:30 pm

LOS ANGELES SCREENING–After a murder in San Francisco’s Chinatown, police arrest Chol Soo Lee, a 20-year-old Korean immigrant with previous run-ins with the law. He is convicted, and while serving a life sentence, an investigative reporter writes stories that galvanize a grassroots movement of Asian Americans to fight for Lee’s freedom. FREE CHOL SOO LEE explores a social justice movement, while also revealing the man behind the cause and the complex legacy he left behind. FREE CHOL SOO LEE Directed by Julie Ha and Eugene Yi Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival May 7 at 6:30 pm

Directors Guild of America 7920 Sunset Boulevard West Hollywood, CA 90046

Click here for tickets and more information. This film is supported by a California Documentary Project Grant.

Details

Date:
May 7, 2022
Time:
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Event Category:
Website:
https://festival.vcmedia.org/2022/movies/free-chol-soo-lee/

Venue

Directors Guild of America
7920 Sunset Boulevard
West Hollywood, 90046
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