Can a song help free an incarcerated man? Journalist and filmmaker Dolly Li breaks down how UC Berkeley college students wrote a track about Chol Soo Lee, a wrongfully convicted Korean immigrant sentenced to life in prison. Stream Free Chol Soo Lee now on YouTube or the PBS App. Official Website: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens Resources: Free Chol Soo Lee on Independent Lens: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/free-chol-soo-lee/ This program is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station: https://www.pbs.org/donate Enjoy full episodes of your favorite PBS shows anytime, anywhere, with the free PBS App: https://to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR FOLLOW US: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PBS/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PBS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PBS/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbs Shop: https://shop.pbs.org/ More About Independent Lens INDEPENDENT LENS is America’s home for independent documentary film. Each week the award-winning series delivers engaging documentaries crafted by the industry’s boldest filmmakers. Independent Lens films have won 25 Emmy Awards, 23 Peabody Awards, eight duPont-Columbia University Awards, and have received 10 Academy Award nominations. Independent Lens received the International Documentary Association (IDA) Award for Best Continuing Series in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2022. #Documentary #PBSShortDocs #CholSooLeePBS Executive Producers: Sally Jo Fifer, Lois Vossen Director/Host: Dolly Li Producer: Tien Nguyen Written by: Dolly Li Senior Creative Producer: Andrea Bloom Creative Director: Carol Paik Vice President, Marketing and Communications: Lisa Tawil Director of Photography: John Haas Editor: Dave Yim Motion Graphics: Arielle Ray Assistant Editor: Josaen Ronquillo Coordinator: Kiana Taylor Fact Checker: Yvonne McGreevy Post-production services provided by: Flash Cuts Additional Footage: Nikki Arai GIDRA Bob Hsiang Mary Uyematsu Kao KQED Library of Congress National Archives Douglas Wachter “The Ballad of Chol Soo Lee” Rights Provided By: Writers: Jeff Adachi (rights provided by Mutsuko Adachi), Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo, Mae Stroshane Additional Performing Rights: Peter Horikoshi, Sandra Takimoto Independent Lens Funding Provided By: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting Acton Family Giving Ford Foundation John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Wyncote Foundation National Endowment for the Arts The Ballad of Chol Soo Lee is a co-production of Plum Studios and Independent Television Service (ITVS), with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). This program was produced by Plum Studios, which is solely responsible for its content. © 2023 ITVS. All Rights Reserved.