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Director
Spike Lee
Defining Films
Profile
Spike Lee directs politically engaged narratives that center Black experiences and American social issues. His distinctive style combines vibrant cinematography, inventive editing, and direct address to camera, evident in films like Do the Right Thing (1989), Malcolm X (1992), and BlacKkKlansman (2018). Lee's work examines race, identity, and institutional power while building a career spanning four decades of feature filmmaking. His influence extends beyond cinema into broader conversations about representation and storytelling in American culture.
Critical Essay (Excerpt)
b. 20 March, 1957, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Filmography (72)
Lumière & Company
All the Invisible Children
Do the Right Thing
Malcolm X
Highest 2 Lowest
3 Brothers: Radio Raheem, Eric Garner and George Floyd
Da 5 Bloods
David Byrne's American Utopia
New York New York
Land of the Free
BlacKkKlansman
Pass Over
Be Truly Free
Rodney King
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2 Fists Up
Spike Lee's Lil' Joints: The Greatest Catch Ever
Chi-Raq
NBA 2K16’s Livin’ Da Dream: A Spike Lee Joint
Ray Allen/AKA- Jesus Shuttlesworth
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
Do The Right Thing 25 Year Anniversary A Beats Music Experience
Amex Unstaged Pharrell Williams Live at the Apollo
Amex Unstaged Pharrell Williams Live at the Apollo
Throw Like A Girl
Throw Like A Girl
I Can't Breathe
Jerrod Carmichael: Love at the Store
Katt Williams: Priceless: Afterlife
Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth
Oldboy
Bad 25
Red Hook Summer
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
Kobe Doin' Work
Passing Strange
Miracle at St. Anna
Inside Man
Jesus Children of America
She Hate Me
Sucker Free City
25th Hour
Jim Brown: All-American
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
The Concert for New York City
Come Rain or Come Shine
A Huey P. Newton Story
The Making of 'Bamboozled'
Bamboozled
The Original Kings of Comedy
One Morning All Over the World
Bernie Mac: Live from Charlotte
Summer of Sam
Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
John Leguizamo: Freak
He Got Game
HIStory on Film, Volume II
4 Little Girls
Get on the Bus
Girl 6
Clockers
Crooklyn
Prince and the N.P.G.: Diamonds and Pearls Video Collection
Jungle Fever
Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella
Spike Lee Presents Mike Tyson
Spike Lee Presents Mike Tyson
Mo' Better Blues
School Daze
Horn of Plenty
She's Gotta Have It
Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads
Sarah
The Answer