Spike Lee
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Filmography
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Denzel Washington: A Model American
(2022)A celebration of the 30-year career of a double-Oscar winner whose 50 roles centered the figure of a Black man at the heart of American paradoxes.
Bad 25
(2012)Twenty-five years after Michael Jackson’s visionary BAD album and tour left an indelible mark on pop culture, BAD25 takes you back inside the recording sessions, film shoots and sold-out stadiums for an intimate look at the King Of Pop’s creative genius. Poignant and candid, the documentary directed by Spike Lee goes beyond paying homage to the record-setting album featuring such iconic songs as “Bad” and “Man In The Mirror.” Using never-before-seen footage and candid interviews with subjects ranging from Martin Scorsese, Mariah Carey and Sheryl Crow to Stevie Wonder, Questlove and Kanye West, Lee chronicles what became not only a watershed moment in Michael Jackson’s growth as an artist but in popular music as well.

A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
(2021)For decades, trailblazing photographer Gordon Parks brought the human struggle of the Black community out of the shadows and onto the pages of LIFE magazine. This documentary explores Parks' enduring legacy through the lens of three contemporary photographers and spotlights his visionary work and its impact on the next generation of artists.

Birth of a Movement
(2017)In 1915, civil rights activist William Monroe Trotter waged a battle against D.W. Griffith's notoriously Ku Klux Klan-friendly blockbuster The Birth of a Nation, which unleashed a fight still raging today about race relations and representation, and the power and influence of Hollywood. Includes interviews with Spike Lee, Reginald Hudlin, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and DJ Spooky.

Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks
(2010)In the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals, Reggie Miller solidified his status as Public Enemy #1.

How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
(2005)Forty-five years after the release of “Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song,” Mario Van Peebles looks back at the illustrious career of his father.

Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1
(2018)Sports figures and entertainers tell the dynamic story of the shoe that upset NBA rules and ignited a cultural revolution : the Air Jordan sneaker.

She's Gotta Have It
(1986)Fiercely independent Brooklyn artist Nola Darling tries to remain true to herself while hooking up with three wildly different men. From Spike Lee.

Champs
(2015)Sit down with iconic boxers Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, and Bernard Hopkins, as they discuss their love of the controversial sport.

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
(2018)The lives and careers of journalists Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill.

Malcolm X
(1992)He inspired many and frightened many. Often misunderstood, Malcolm X was one of the leading forces of the United States' Civil Rights Movement.

Do the Right Thing
(1989)Director Spike Lee's seminal exploration of race and violence takes place in a Brooklyn neighborhood anchored by Sal's Pizzeria - where the heat of summer is boiling over! Biting humor and riveting drama.

When We Were Kings
(1996)This Oscar®-winning documentary chronicles the story of the “Rumble in the Jungle” between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali.

Four Days in October
(2010)The Yankees were leading the Red Sox in the ALCS 3-0, a deficit no team had overcome. The Red Sox defied the inevitable.

Hoop Dreams
(1994)This film follows five years in the lives of two young inner-city basketball stars as they chase their dream of making it to the NBA.