Please join us as we honor Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month with a screening of Free Chol Soo Lee, a documentary film by Julie Ha and Eugene Yi. This event is free and open to the public.

6:00 pm - Reception - complimentary light fare with cash beer & wine bar

7:00 pm - Screening - Free Chol Soo Lee (dir. Julie Ha and Eugene Yi, 86 mins., 2022)

The screenings will be followed by a panel discussion.

About Free Chol Soo Lee

Sentenced to life for a 1973 San Francisco murder, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee was set free after a pan-Asian solidarity movement, which included Korean, Japanese, and Chinese Americans, helped to overturn his conviction. After 10 years of fighting for his life inside California state prisons, Lee found himself in a new fight to rise to the expectations of the people who believed in him. (from pbs.org)

These screenings are part of a series of films presented by UB Humanities Institute in conjunction with UB Distinguished Visiting Scholars. Screenings will be held monthly at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center from February through May.