Spike Lee Biography

Spike Lee is a well-known writer, director, producer, actor, and novelist who transformed the landscape of independent filmmaking as well as the position of black talent in film. Lee is widely regarded as a leading African American filmmaker and a pioneer in the "do-it-yourself" style of filmmaking. Lee produced When the Levees Broke, the groundbreaking first documentary that followed the plight of Americans stranded in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, as well as its Peabody Award-winning sequel, If God's Willing and da Creek Don't Rise, which revisits the storm-ravaged Gulf Coast region as residents attempt to rebuild their cities while also demanding assistance and accountability from their political leaders. He also produced the Emmy and Oscar-nominated documentary 4 Little Girls, a gruesome depiction of a terrorist attack of an African American church during the Civil Rights Movement. Among Lee's other films are Miracle at St. Anna, which follows four members of the all-black 92nd "Buffalo Soldier" Division in the US army trapped behind enemy lines in Tuscany during World War II; Kobe � Doin' Work, a one-day, 18-camera documentary shoot focusing on Los Angeles Lakers standout Kobe Bryant; Girl 6, Get on the Bus, Do the Right Thing, and Clockers, among many others. Red Hook Summer, his feature film, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2012. Most recently, he directed Chi-Raq. Spike Lee's films are a series of outspoken and incisive sociopolitical criticisms that question not just our cultural preconceptions about race, but also about class and gender identity. He has not only established himself as one of the most powerful characters in contemporary cinema, but he has also changed the position of black talent in Hollywood, breaking away decades of stereotypes and marginalized depictions to create a new arena for African American voices to be heard.

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