Hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., this four-part series chronicles the vast social networks and organizations created by and for Black people—beyond the reach of the “White gaze.” Professor Gates sits with noted scholars, politicians, cultural leaders, and old friends to discuss this world behind the color line and what it looks like today. Making Black America: Through the Grapevine airs Fridays, February 3 and February 10 at 9 p.m. on WXXI-TV.
Screening: Free Chol Soo Lee
Free Chol Soo Lee
Join WXXI for a special screening and discussion of Free Chol Soo Lee on Monday, March 27, 2023 at 6:30-8:30pm at The Little Theatre. The rollercoaster life story of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean immigrant wrongfully convicted of murder. 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.
Film Description: Sentenced to death for a 1973 San Francisco murder, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee was set free after a pan-Asian solidarity movement of Korean, Japanese, and Chinese Americans helped to overturn his conviction. After 10 years of fighting for his life inside San Quentin, Lee found himself in a new fight to rise to the expectations of the people who believed in him. On his journey from an inspiring icon to a swing-shift janitor struggling with drug addiction, Chol Soo Lee personifies the ravages of America’s prison industrial complex Learn More About the Film https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/free-chol-soo-lee/
Indie Lens Pop-Up is all about the group viewing experience and the conversations that this experience enables. By bringing together Independent Lens content, people who can connect that content to local issues, and members of the community, Indie Lens Pop-Up exemplifies the Independent Lens purpose of sparking conversations.
Love in the Time of Fentanyl Screening
Screening: Love in the Time of Fentanyl
January 30, 2023 at 6:30pm-8:30pm. You are invited to a free screening talkback event at The Little Theatre. A discussion or panel will follow the screening event to discuss the film.
This screening and talkback event is part of the a focus on the Overdose Epidemic. Additional programming will air in WXXI-TV the week of February 13-19,2023.
Film Description: As the number of overdose deaths in Vancouver, Canada reaches an all-time high, employees and volunteers at the Overdose Prevention Society take matters into their own hands. Learn More About the Film https://itvs.org/films/love-in-the-time-of-fentanyl
Indie Lens Pop-Up is all about the group viewing experience and the conversations that this experience enables. By bringing together Independent Lens content, people who can connect that content to local issues, and members of the community, Indie Lens Pop-Up exemplifies the Independent Lens purpose of sparking conversations.
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