INDEPENDENT LENS

FREE CHOL SOO LEE SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 @ 6:00PM 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...

MARIE ANTOINETTE

DEUS EX MACHINA THURSDAY, APRIL 27 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM Surprisingly, the person who comes to Versailles to save the royal marriage is Marie Antoinette’s brother, Joseph, who realizes he will have his work cut out if he’s going to unite the couple and save the Franco-Austrian alliance. FIND OUT MORE...

CALL THE MIDWIFE

SEASON 12, EPISODE 6 THURSDAY, APRIL 27 @ 10:00PM One of the boys of Buckle’s paper shop becomes unwell. Sister Veronica spearheads a new council initiative to monitor the health of working children in the borough. Trixie is thrown into a challenging case involving an underage mother. FIND OUT MORE...

KENNEDY CENTER

NEXT AT THE KENNEDY CENTER CONTINUUM JASON MORAN & CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE FRIDAY, APRIL 21 @ 11:00PM Music icons Jason Moran and Christian McBride collaborate for an electrifying performance at the Kennedy Center. They share stories about their legendary teachers and introduce us to their remarkable protégés. FIND OUT MORE...

GREAT PERFORMANCES

NOW HEAR THIS ANDY AKIHO FOUND (HIS) SOUND FRIDAY, APRIL 21 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM Experience the creation of music from this Japanese American composer with host Scott Yoo using “found” instruments. To develop a music video, the two visit New York City and explore the creative process with an interactive light show and more. FIND OUT MORE...