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Megadoc (2025)

Presenting a behind-the-scenes account of a visionary at work. From Oscar-nominated Mike Figgis, Megadoc gives audiences an unfiltered and intimate look at the making of Francis Ford Coppola's epic sci-fi drama Megalopolis. ...

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Highest 2 Lowest (2025)

When a titan music mogul, widely known as having the "best ears in the business", is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma. ...

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The Piano Lesson (2024)

A brother and sister's battle over a prized heirloom piano unleashes haunting truths about how the past is perceived — and who defines a family legacy. ...

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The Truck (2024)

Against the simmering anxieties of post-Roe America, a Chinese-American teenager and her boyfriend attempt to buy the morning-after pill in a small town where reproductive rights are contested and quietly policed. ...

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PUNTER (2024)

Young Brett must navigate the underbelly of the Johannesburg gambling world as a seemingly harmless horse-racing bet jeopardizes the surprise he's prepared for his father's birthday. ...

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F*ck That Guy (2024)

Frankie, an on-the-make teen who's hell-bent on stepping into her sexual power, is forced to pivot when her big night doesn't go according to plan. ...

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In Freedom (2023)

An immigrant couple caring for their grandchildren receives an unexpected visitor after hours, threatening to throw their lives into complete disarray. ...

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You Resemble Me (2022)

Two sisters are abruptly separated, the eldest, Hasna, struggles to find her identity and place in the world. ...

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Seen It All (2022)

A celebration of the 50th anniversary of Nike. ...

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Son of the South (2021)

In civil rights era Montgomery, Alabama, Klansman's grandson Bob Zellner must choose which side of history to be on during the Movement. ...

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Tales from the Hood 3 (2020)

Following the franchise's cult classic roots, this new anthology featuring Tony Todd and Lynn Whitfield will scare and thrill with its horrifying twists and social commentary. ...

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David Byrne's American Utopia (2020)

A filmed version of David Byrne's Broadway show, a unifying musical celebration that inspires audiences to connect to each other and to the global community. ...

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Da 5 Bloods (2020)

Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure. These heroes battle forces of humanity and nature while confronted by the lasting ravages of the im ...

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3 Brothers: Radio Raheem, Eric Garner and George Floyd (2020)

3 Brothers compiles Radio Raheem's death scenes from Do the Right Thing with real footage of the deaths of Eric Garner in 2014 and George Floyd last week. All three men, including the fictional one, were killed by white police officers restraining them by ...

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New York New York (2020)

Spike Lee's video valentine to New York City during the Coronavirus outbreak of 2020. ...

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See You Yesterday (2019)

As two teen prodigies try to master the art of time travel, a tragic police shooting sends them on a series of dangerous trips to the past. ...

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Land of the Free (2019)

Music video by The Killers performing Land of the Free. Copyright Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ...

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Amazing Grace (2018)

A behind-the-scenes documentary about the recording of Aretha Franklin's best-selling album finally sees the light of day more than four decades after the original footage was shot. ...

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Cherish (2018)

In the rural south, a Black boy tries to fly. ...

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BlacKkKlansman (2018)

Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan. ...

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Tales from the Hood 2 (2018)

Mr. Simms returns to tell more eerie, unsettling tales involving dolls, psychics, possession and ghosts. ...

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Time 2 Surrender (2018)

Dino is a disabled Iraqi war vet haunted by the things he's done and is struggling to accept who he's become. He frequently clashes with his straight-laced little brother until one day, Dino is forced to face the truth about his self-destructive behavior, ...

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Nigerian Prince (2018)

After being sent to Nigeria against his will, a stubborn Nigerian-American teenager joins forces with an internet scammer in order to return to the United States. ...

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The Black 14 (2018)

The story of what happened when a group of college athletes decided to protest a long-standing racial injustice. ...

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Pass Over (2018)

Moses and Kitch, two young black men, chat their way through a long, aimless day on a Chicago street corner. Periodically ducking bullets and managing visits from a genial but ominous stranger and an overtly hostile police officer, Moses and Kitch rely on ...

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Rodney King (2017)

25 years ago, four LAPD officers were acquitted in a state court for beating King, sparking three days of rioting that left 53 people dead. Now, around the anniversary, this Spike Lee-produced one-man show (Roger Guenver Smith) will be streaming on Netflix ...

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Be Truly Free (2017)

Spike Lee explains the dream. ...

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Spike Lee's Lil' Joints: $15 Kicks (2016)

In 2006, former NBA star Stephon Marbury endorsed a revolutionary low-cost sneaker called the Starbury. $15 Kicks revisits the Starbury sneaker's altruistic mission and media frenzy. ...

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2 Fists Up (2016)

When University of Missouri football players threatened to boycott their game with Brigham Young University last November unless president Tim Wolfe resigned, they made news far beyond the sports pages and Columbia, Missouri. But that was only one chapter ...

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Touched with Fire (2016)

Two young poets with bipolar disorder begin a highly passionate, volatile relationship that threatens both their futures. ...

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Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016)

Director Spike Lee chronicles Michael Jackson's early rise to fame. ...

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Chi-Raq (2015)

A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago. ...

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The Girl Is in Trouble (2015)

A Lower East Side bartender becomes entangled in a murder mystery involving a desperate woman, a missing drug dealer and the scion of a powerful investment firm. ...

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Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2015)

Dr. Hess Green becomes cursed by a mysterious ancient African artifact and is overwhelmed with a newfound thirst for blood. Soon after his transformation he enters into a dangerous romance with Ganja Hightower that questions the very nature of love, addict ...

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Ray Allen/AKA- Jesus Shuttlesworth (2015)

Spike Lee takes us into the world of NBA nicknames, focusing on how Ray Allen's starring role in Lee's HE GOT GAME, forever associated him with his character, Jesus Shuttlesworth. ...

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Cronies (2015)

Twenty-two-year-old Louis doesn't know whether his childhood friendship with Jack will last beyond today. ...

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Throw Like A Girl (2014)

The best summer of her life is only the beginning for 13-year-old Mo'ne Davis. With the support of her family and passion for sports, Mo'ne stands for girls who want to play with the boys. She embodies the spirit that drives an athlete to push further, wor ...

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Jerrod Carmichael: Love at the Store (2014)

Rising comedy star Jerrod Carmichael takes to the stage of The Comedy Store in Hollywood, CA where he comically subverts such subjects as poverty, wealth, crime and race and presents his unique take on national tragedies, female empowerment, and more. ...

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Do The Right Thing 25 Year Anniversary A Beats Music Experience (2014)

Spike Lee and others reflect on this impactful film, more than two decades later. ...

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Katt Williams: Priceless: Afterlife (2014)

Katt Williams performs in an all-new stand-up special recorded in front of a live audience at the Citizens Bank Arena in Ontario, California. Williams takes the stage and launches into an hour of frenetic stand-up comedy, covering such topics as the allure ...

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Amex Unstaged Pharrell Williams Live at the Apollo (2014)

Pharrell performs for the "American Express Unstaged" music series, directed by Spike Lee, live streamed from The Apollo Theatre. ...

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Dirty Hands (2014)

Towing a submerged torpedo in the wake of their battered fishing boat, a desperate fisherman and a naive kid embark on a journey trafficking millions of dollars worth of cocaine. Shot entirely on location along the Pacific coast of Colombia—in areas that ...

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Evolution of a Criminal (2014)

In 1997, 17-year old Darius Clark Monroe robbed a bank and went to prison for it; then he went to NYU film school and made this movie about his life. The movie presents itself as an act of atonement, and an attempt by Monroe to understand himself and the s ...

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I Can't Breathe (2014)

This short film combines footage of the chokehold death of Eric Garner at the hands of the New York City Police Department and an interview with an acquaintance of his. ...

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Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth (2013)

Mike Tyson's one-man show is a fascinating journey into his storied life and career. MIKE TYSON: UNDISPUTED TRUTH is a rare, personal look inside the life and mind of one of the most feared men ever to wear the heavyweight crown. Directed by Academy Award ...

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Oldboy (2013)

A man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanation. ...

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Bad 25 (2012)

Spike Lee pays tribute to Michael Jackson's Bad on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the epochal album, offering behind-the-scenes footage of Jackson recording the album and interviews with confidants, musicians, choreographers, and such music-world supersta ...

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Red Hook Summer (2012)

When his mom deposits him at the Red Hook housing project in Brooklyn to spend the summer with the grandfather he's never met, young Flik may as well have landed on Mars. Fresh from his cushy life in Atlanta, he's bored and friendless, and his strict grand ...

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You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You (2012)

A serial killer is taking down the hip hop industry one rapper at a time and the detectives on the case must get to him before the killer does. ...

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One Night (2012)

In Havana, Raul dreams of escaping to Miami. Accused of assault, he appeals to Elio to help him reach the forbidden world 90 miles across the ocean. One night, full of hope, they face the biggest challenge of their lives. ...

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Pariah (2011)

A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression. ...

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Doubles with Slight Pepper (2011)

A complex and compelling Trinidadian tale about a father returning from Canada to a resentful family. ...

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Saint John of Las Vegas (2010)

An ex-gambler is lured back into the game by a veteran insurance-fraud investigator. ...

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Passing Strange (2009)

A young black artist leaves his Los Angeles digs and travels to Europe to find himself. A theatrical stage production of the original Broadway musical. ...

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Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later (2009)

In this documentary directed by Spike Lee, he interviews the cast and crew of his 1989 film DO THE RIGHT THING. It also includes footage from a twentieth-anniversary screening of the film. ...

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Kobe Doin' Work (2009)

A documentary following Kobe Bryant during one day of the 2008 NBA playoffs. ...

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Miracle at St. Anna (2008)

Miracle at St. Anna chronicles the story of four American soldiers who are members of the all-black 92nd "Buffalo Soldier" Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy during World War II. ...

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Genesis | Come Rain or Shine (2008)

Come Rain or Shine is an unusually frank and humorous music documentary about the band Genesis getting back together for their first tour in 15 years. Director Anthony Mathile followed the band for nearly a year to create this film which explores the relat ...

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Inside Man (2006)

When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing. ...

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All the Invisible Children (2006)

Seven short films - each one focused on the plight of a different child protagonist. ...

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Jesus Children of America (2005)

A Brooklyn teen learns she was born HIV-positive. ...

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C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2005)

Through the eyes of a British "documentary", this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an America where the South won the Civil War. ...

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Sucker Free City (2004)

The film follows three young men as they are drawn into lives of crime. Nick (Crowley) uses his entry-level corporate job to commit credit card fraud and deals drugs on the side. K-Luv (Mackie) is a member of the "V-Dubs", an African-American street gang. ...

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She Hate Me (2004)

Fired from his job, a former executive turns to impregnating wealthy lesbians for profit. ...

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Good Fences (2003)

Set in the 1970s, Tom Spader is an attorney who is determined to end what he has dubbed "the colored man's losing streak." When his winning of a high-profile case thrusts him into the limelight, he decides to move his wife and their two kids out of their m ...

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25th Hour (2002)

On the eve of a seven-year prison sentence, a New York drug dealer spends his final day of freedom confronting his past, his relationships, and the choices that led to his downfall in a city still reeling from 9/11. ...

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Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)

Ten Minutes Older is a 2002 film project consisting of two compilation feature films entitled The Trumpet and The Cello. The project was conceived by the producer Nicolas McClintock as a reflection on the theme of time at the turn of the Millennium. Fiftee ...

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Jim Brown: All-American (2002)

Jim Brown: All-American is a 2002 documentary film directed by Spike Lee. The film takes a look at the life of NFL hall-of-famer Jim Brown. The film delves into his life—past, present and future—focusing on his athletic career, acting and activism. Man ...

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The Concert for New York City (2001)

The Concert for New York City (2001) captures the star-studded benefit held at Madison Square Garden on October 20, 2001, honoring the city's resilience and the heroism of first responders after 9/11. Attended by thousands of firefighters, police officers, ...

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Come Rain or Come Shine (2001)

Spike Lee's tribute to the New York Yankees. ...

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Home Invaders (2001)

A seemingly foolproof plan to scam gas station customers backfires when a small-time crook crosses two criminals, who promptly force him into service. But things only get worse when the robbery they rope him into turns violent. ...

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3 A.M. (2001)

The feature film directing debut of Spike Lee protege Lee Davis takes the viewer into the world of taxi drivers. Developed in the Sundance Laboratory, this film offers dove-tailing stories centering on the lives of individual taxi drivers as they reflect o ...

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A Huey P. Newton Story (2001)

The story of how the radical Huey P. Newton developed the Black Panther Party based on his 10-point program for social reform. ...

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The Making of 'Bamboozled' (2001)

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Spike Lee's satirical take on the American entertainment industry. ...

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Bamboozled (2000)

Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of in an attempt to get fired: a 21st century minstrel show. The network not only airs it, but it becomes a smash hit. ...

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The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)

The house is rockin' and the laughs are rollin' as comedians Steve Harvey (The Steve Harvey Show), D.L. Hughley (The Hughleys), Cedric The Entertainer (The Steve Harvey Show) and Bernie Mac (Life) meet in this riotously comedy summit directed by Spike Lee. ...

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Bernie Mac: Live from Charlotte (2000)

Bernie Mac on the "Kings of Comedy tour", this time live from Charlotte, N.C. ...

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Love & Basketball (2000)

Monica Wright and Quincy McCall grew up in the same neighborhood and have known each other since childhood. As they grow into adulthood, they fall in love, but they also share another all-consuming passion: basketball. As Quincy and Monica struggle to mak ...

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One Morning All Over the World (2000)

An ad for an advertising company, consisting of 7-second sequence shots by 13 directors. ...

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The Best Man (1999)

After writing a soon-to-be bestselling novel, writer and committed bachelor Harper attempts to hide the fact that his saucy new book is loosely based on the lives and loves of his tight-knit group of friends. Harper is set to be best man at his friend Lanc ...

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Summer of Sam (1999)

Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American Northeast Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another. ...

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Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo (1999)

The Pavarotti & Friends for Guatemala and Kosovo concert was held on June 1, 1999, and raised $1 million for War Child programs to aid young refugees from Kosovo and Guatemala. The concert featured guest performances by Mariah Carey, Ricky Martin, B.B. Kin ...

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John Leguizamo: Freak (1998)

John Leguizamo's semi-falsified, one-man stand-up performance as...himself. This is his autobiographical story, about his life growing up, and his journey to try to be accepted by his father. We see this story through a bizarre myriad of characters and sit ...

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Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia (1998)

The Pavarotti & Friends for the Children of Liberia was held on June 9, 1998, in support of the War Child charity, specifically to benefit the orphans of war-torn Liberia. The concert was directed by Spike Lee and featured guest performances by Stevie Wond ...

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He Got Game (1998)

A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter prison sentence. ...

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4 Little Girls (1997)

On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a crime that shocked the nation--and a defining moment in the history of the civil-rights movement. Spike Lee r ...

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HIStory on Film, Volume II (1997)

Nearly 2 hours of the short films that made HIStory... Including never before released short films. ...

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Get on the Bus (1996)

Fifteen Black men gather in South Central LA to take a cross-country bus trip to attend the Million Man March in Washington, DC in October 1995. Among the attendees are an eclectic set of characters, including a laid-off aircraft worker, a man whose at-ris ...

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Girl 6 (1996)

A struggling actress in New York City takes a job as a phone sex operator. ...

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Lumière & Company (1995)

40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditions similar to those of 1895. There were three rules: (1) The film could be no longer than 52 seconds, (2) ...

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Clockers (1995)

Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug lord Rodney Little. When a night manager at a fast-food restaurant is found with four bullets in his body, Strike's older brother turns himself in as the killer. Detective Rocco Klein doesn't bu ...

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Tales from the Hood (1995)

A strange mortician tells four horrific tales to three drug dealers that he traps in a local funeral parlor. ...

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New Jersey Drive (1995)

Jason and Midget are two young, black teenagers living in Newark, New Jersey, the unofficial car theft capital of the world. Their favourite pastime is that of everybody in their neighbourhood: stealing cars and joyriding. The trouble starts when they stea ...

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Drop Squad (1994)

Controversial film about an underground organization that kidnaps and 'deprograms' African Americans who sell out or deny their cultural heritage. Spike Lee is the Executive Producer. ...

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Crooklyn (1994)

From Spike Lee comes this vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school-teacher, her stubborn jazz-musician husband and their five kids living in '70s Brooklyn. ...

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Malcolm X (1992)

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of ...

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Prince and the N.P.G.: Diamonds and Pearls Video Collection (1992)

Prince and the new power generation music video ...

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Jungle Fever (1991)

A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference would make an already taboo relationship even worse. ...

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Suspect (1991)

A young white woman leaving a nightclub alone drops her cigarette lighter on the street. When a young black man follows her and attempts to return it, she panics and assumes he is attacking her. The ensuing chase threatens to erupt into violence. ...

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Spike Lee Presents Mike Tyson (1990)

Spike Lee interviews Mike Tyson and those around him. ...

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Mo' Better Blues (1990)

Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than ...

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Do the Right Thing (1989)

Sal is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black a ...

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School Daze (1988)

Fraternity and sorority members clash with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend. ...

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Horn of Plenty (1986)

Struggling jazz musician Cecil (Branford Marsalis) busks on a Brooklyn street corner to make some money for his family. ...

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She's Gotta Have It (1986)

The story of Nola Darling's simultaneous sexual relationships with three different men is told by her and by her partners and other friends. All three men wanted her to commit solely to them; Nola resists being "owned" by a single partner. ...

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Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983)

Zack Homer takes over managing the barbershop after Joe is killed for trying to rip off his "investor", Mr. Lovejoy. All Zack wants to do is run a traditional barbershop giving traditional haircuts, but modern styles have passed him by and business is slow ...

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Sarah (1981)

The illegal affairs of a recently deceased barbershop owner gets passed down to his manager. ...

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The Answer (1980)

A Black screenwriter is hired to write the $50,000,000 remake of The Birth of a Nation. ...

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Movies Starring Spike Lee (87)

Be A Part of It (2024)

Spike Lee's tribute to the Bronx in promotion of the Yankees' 2024 season opener. ...

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Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter? (2023)

With a work ethic like no other and a filmography boosting over 150 films, it's hard to doubt Samuel L. Jackson's status as one of the most prominent figures in cinematic history. ...

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The Moviemakers: Spike Lee (2023)

A highly driven and motivated trailblazer, Spike Lee has always been a controversial and political filmmaker whose films speak for themselves. Over 40 years since his debut in the world of film, Spike continues to push boundaries and champion the black str ...

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Denzel Washington: A Model American (2022)

In 30 years of a deeply committed career and 50 roles, Denzel Washington, double-Oscar winner, placed the figure of the Black man in all its complexity at the heart of the American paradoxes: from Black activist, rebel soldier to gangster torn between viol ...

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Sidney (2022)

This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Featuring interviews with Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Halle Berry, and more. ...

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A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé (2022)

Fatou Cissé accompanies her father, malien director Souleymane Cissé, through a trip down his film career, painting an intimate and poetic picture of one of Africa's most celebrated actors. ...

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Seen It All (2022)

A celebration of the 50th anniversary of Nike. ...

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A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks (2021)

This documentary chronicles renaissance man Gordon Parks' stellar career from staff photographer for LIFE magazine, through his artistic development photographing everyday Americans, through his evolution as a novelist and groundbreaking filmmaker. ...

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Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist (2021)

An intimate look at the Oscar-nominated actor's incomparable artistry, and the acting process which informed his transformative performances. Viola Davis, Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, George C. Wolfe, Branford Marsalis, Phylicia Rashad and more take us be ...

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Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists (2018)

Directors Jonathan Alter, John Block and Steve McCarthy bring New York columnists Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill's courageous writing to life, celebrating the acclaimed journalists and the city they loved. ...

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Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1 (2018)

Unbanned explores the dynamic life of AJ1 from its unlikely origins to its role in disrupting NBA rules, birthing sneaker culture, and influencing a social and cultural revolution. This is the story of a shoe that changed the world. ...

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Plankton Salesmen (2017)

A nostalgic look at the birth and death of arthouse film distribution in Russia in the early 2000s. The story of the company Cinema Without Borders and its two founders, Sam Klebanov and Anton Mazurov. ...

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Be Truly Free (2017)

Spike Lee explains the dream. ...

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Birth of a Movement (2017)

In 1915, Boston-based African American newspaper editor and activist William M. Trotter waged a battle against D.W. Griffith's technically groundbreaking but notoriously Ku Klux Klan-friendly The Birth of a Nation, unleashing a fight that still rages today ...

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Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016)

Director Spike Lee chronicles Michael Jackson's early rise to fame. ...

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French Cinema Mon Amour (2015)

French Cinema Mon Amour is an ensemble film in which each contributor brings their own voice, their own particular approach, their culture, and their language to produce a portrait of French cinema. ...

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Director Spike Lee's New York City (2015)

Director Spike Lee (Malcolm X) has lived and worked in New York City for his entire career. He loves New York City and talks about the movies he has shot in Brooklyn: "I grew up here, it's my home. It developed who I am and what I've become, so it's been t ...

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Champs (2015)

A documentary about the sport of boxing, as seen through the eyes of champions Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Bernard Hopkins. ...

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Ray Allen/AKA- Jesus Shuttlesworth (2015)

Spike Lee takes us into the world of NBA nicknames, focusing on how Ray Allen's starring role in Lee's HE GOT GAME, forever associated him with his character, Jesus Shuttlesworth. ...

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Do The Right Thing 25 Year Anniversary A Beats Music Experience (2014)

Spike Lee and others reflect on this impactful film, more than two decades later. ...

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Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014)

In this open-letter style documentary, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis' rich lives guide their grandson on his personal quest to master lasting love, conscious art, and undying activism. ...

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We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama (2014)

The Election of President Barack Obama began on March 5, 1770 at the Boston Massacre with the death of Crispus Attucks. ...

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Bad 25 (2012)

Spike Lee pays tribute to Michael Jackson's Bad on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the epochal album, offering behind-the-scenes footage of Jackson recording the album and interviews with confidants, musicians, choreographers, and such music-world supersta ...

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Red Hook Summer (2012)

When his mom deposits him at the Red Hook housing project in Brooklyn to spend the summer with the grandfather he's never met, young Flik may as well have landed on Mars. Fresh from his cushy life in Atlanta, he's bored and friendless, and his strict grand ...

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Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ (2012)

A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke color barriers, integrating MTV with rap. "Yo! MTV Raps" premiered on August 6, 1988 with hosts Fab 5 Freddy, Ed Lover and Doctor Dré, and shaped the careers ...

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Brooklyn Boheme (2012)

Brooklyn Boheme is a love letter to a vibrant African American artistic community who resided in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill Brooklyn during the 80's and 90's that included the great Spike Lee, Chris Rock, Branford Marsalis, Rosie Perez, Saul Williams, Lo ...

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A Man's Story (2011)

Documentary about British fashion designer Ozwald Boateng. ...

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Guest (2011)

Filmmaker José Luis Guerin documents his experience during a year of traveling as a guest of film festivals to present his previous film. What emerges is a wonderfully humane and sincere portrayal of the people that he meets when he goes off the beaten tr ...

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On the Shoulders of Giants (2011)

The story of the Harlem Rens: the greatest basketball team you never heard of. ...

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Four Days in October (2010)

When the night of October 16, 2004 came to a merciful end, the Curse of the Bambino was alive and well. The vaunted Yankee lineup, led by A-Rod, Jeter, and Sheffield, had just extended their ALCS lead to three games to none, pounding out 19 runs against th ...

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Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks (2010)

Reggie Miller single-handedly crushed the hearts of Knick fans multiple times. But it was the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals that solidified Miller as Public Enemy #1 in New York City. With moments to go in Game 1, and facing a seemingly insurmountable ...

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PoliWood (2009)

An in-depth look at the Democratic and Republican national conventions held during the 2008 U.S. Presidential election year. ...

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Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later (2009)

In this documentary directed by Spike Lee, he interviews the cast and crew of his 1989 film DO THE RIGHT THING. It also includes footage from a twentieth-anniversary screening of the film. ...

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Kobe Doin' Work (2009)

A documentary following Kobe Bryant during one day of the 2008 NBA playoffs. ...

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40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight (2008)

A history of the Cannes Film Festival's Director's Fortnight selection. ...

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Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies (2008)

Documentary portrays the saga of how Italian Americans went from being outsiders who were stereotyped as gangsters in American movies to insiders in Hollywood who took control of their own stories. Interviews, film clips and home movies from Italian Americ ...

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Pixote In Memoriam (2007)

A tribute documentary on Fernando Ramos da Silva, the famous child star of the acclaimed film by Hector Babenco, "Pixote, a Lei do Mais Fraco" (1981). 20 years after his assassination by the police, his co-stars and Babenco talk about Fernando's contributi ...

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Lights, Action, Music (2007)

A wonderful journey through the meaning and relevance of film music composition. Featuring great, albeit brief, insights from some of the modern greats. ...

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Number 4 (2006)

Spike Lee and Denzel Washington discuss their fourth film together Inside Man. ...

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Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation (2005)

On the road documentary with Prince and the New Power Generation during their 2004 Musicology tour from the west coast Los Angeles' House of Blues to the east coast's Madison Square Garden in New York City with press stops along the way and behind the scen ...

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Street Fight (2005)

This documentary follows the 2002 mayoral campaign in Newark, New Jersey, in which a City Councilman, Cory Booker, attempted to unseat longtime mayor Sharpe James. ...

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How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) (2005)

Melvin Van Peebles was one of the first black directors to challenge the white establishment in his films, which include "Watermelon Man" and "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." In this documentary, the life of Van Peebles is discussed, including his work ...

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By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' (2005)

A short documentary about the making of Spike Lee's biopic, "Malcolm X. ...

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Through the Fire (2005)

"Through the Fire" chronicles the journey of Coney Island basketball star, Sebastian Telfair, from famed Lincoln High School straight to the NBA. ...

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No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat (2004)

A documentary exploring the historical concept of the narrative of Stanley Kubrick's 1964 film "Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb." This short documentary compares the film with the actual events concerning the Cold War a ...

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Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove' (2004)

Documentary about actor Peter Sellers and one of his most memorable film roles. ...

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Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers (2004)

This 17-minute documentary is featured on the 3-Disc Criterion Collection DVD of The Battle of Algiers (1966), released in 2004. An in-depth look at the Battle of Algiers through the eyes of five established and accomplished filmmakers; Spike Lee, Steven S ...

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The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (2003)

Spike Lee's filmmaking career is examined in this partial making-of for the film 25th Hour (2002). Interviews with cast members from this film and his past successes give us an idea what kind of dedicated person he truly is. ...

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New York at the Movies (2002)

Meryl Streep conducts us to a trip to New York City as presented in many films during the 20th Century, and how its cultural importance and impact are important to viewers. With a comprehensive gathering of clips from films between 1910's and 1990's, the d ...

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It's Black Entertainment (2002)

A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa Williams traces the struggles and triumphs of the superstars of music and film. Among the many artists featured ...

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The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' (2002)

Featuring inverviews from: Afrika Bambaataa, Ashford & Simpson, Jackson Browne, Kim Burell, Taylor Dayne, Carmen Electra, Faith Evans, Roberta Flack, Joel Gray, Kc & the Sunshine Band, Eartha Kitt, Patti Labelle, Queen Latifah and more? ...

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3 A.M. (2001)

The feature film directing debut of Spike Lee protege Lee Davis takes the viewer into the world of taxi drivers. Developed in the Sundance Laboratory, this film offers dove-tailing stories centering on the lives of individual taxi drivers as they reflect o ...

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The Making of 'Bamboozled' (2001)

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Spike Lee's satirical take on the American entertainment industry. ...

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Lisa Picard Is Famous (2000)

A documentarian decides to follow the career of New York actress Lisa Picard, believing she is on the brink of fame. Instead, he bears witness to Lisa's continued, humorous, struggles as an actress, as well as the conflict that arises when Lisa's best frie ...

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Michael Jordan to the Max (2000)

This documentary showcases basketball player Michael Jordan's awe-inspiring moves, providing behind-the-scenes and on-the-court action, including footage of Jordan and the Chicago Bulls going head-to-head against the Utah Jazz in the 1997 NBA Finals. Phil ...

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Summer of Sam (1999)

Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American Northeast Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another. ...

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4 Little Girls (1997)

On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a crime that shocked the nation--and a defining moment in the history of the civil-rights movement. Spike Lee r ...

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The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money (1996)

An examination of the evolution of commercials as an artistic medium, featuring interviews with media luminaries who relate how the in-your-face stylistic conventions of commercials have influenced feature films and the visual arts. A documentary film talk ...

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When We Were Kings (1996)

It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the world. Promoter Don King wants to make a name for himself and offers both fighters five million dollars apiece t ...

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The Universal Story (1996)

Richard Dreyfuss hosts a celebration of the 80 year history of Universal Studios. Founded as IMP by Carl Leammle to oppose Edison's Motion Picture Tust, it soon grew under the leadership of 21 year old production head Irving Thalberg with classic silents f ...

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Girl 6 (1996)

A struggling actress in New York City takes a job as a phone sex operator. ...

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Lumière & Company (1995)

40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditions similar to those of 1895. There were three rules: (1) The film could be no longer than 52 seconds, (2) ...

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Clockers (1995)

Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug lord Rodney Little. When a night manager at a fast-food restaurant is found with four bullets in his body, Strike's older brother turns himself in as the killer. Detective Rocco Klein doesn't bu ...

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Below the Rim (1995)

Men among giants, the NBA's little big men are the unsung heroes of the court. Defying the odds, these players rise to levels above and beyond even their own expectations. Marvel at the men who beat the odds to make it in a big man's game: Mark Price's ama ...

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Drop Squad (1994)

Controversial film about an underground organization that kidnaps and 'deprograms' African Americans who sell out or deny their cultural heritage. Spike Lee is the Executive Producer. ...

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Hoop Dreams (1994)

Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominately white suburban school well-known for the excellence of its bas ...

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Crooklyn (1994)

From Spike Lee comes this vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school-teacher, her stubborn jazz-musician husband and their five kids living in '70s Brooklyn. ...

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A Century of Cinema (1994)

A look back at the first 100 years of the movies. ...

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Seven Songs for Malcolm X (1993)

The Black Audio Film Collective's seventh film envisioned the death and life of the African American revolutionary as a seven part study in iconography as narrated by novelist Toni Cade Bambara and actor Giancarlo Espesito. The stylized tableaux vivants th ...

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Farewell, Babylon! (1993)

Arrabal's sixth film based on his novel from 1969 with the same name as the movie. ...

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The Last Party (1993)

A youthful perspective on the 1992 presidential campaign with a witty, cautionary message to young Americans to start participating in democracy or get the kind of government they deserve. ...

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Malcolm X (1992)

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of ...

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Our Hollywood Education (1992)

In this documentary, a variety of directors and actors, many of them well known, give answers to questions the viewer never hears -- answers which, on the face of it, call into question the validity of the whole filmmaking enterprise and the culture which ...

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Jungle Fever (1991)

A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference would make an already taboo relationship even worse. ...

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MTV's 10th Anniversary Special (1991)

A special commemorating the 10th anniversary of MTV. Included are performances created for this special by contemporary music artists who have been associated with MTV throughout the years as well as celebrity interviews, animation and a look at MTV around ...

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Branford Marsalis: Steep (1991)

Recorded live on 13th November, 1987, at the Spirit Square Arts Centre, North Carolina, USA. ...

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Lonely in America (1990)

An East Indian native immigrates to New York City and stumbles his way onto the corporate fast-track. ...

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Mo' Better Blues (1990)

Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than ...

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Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella (1990)

A 1990 PBS documentary around the topic of A cappella music. Artists that performed as part of the documentary include The Mint Juleps, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Rockapella and The Persuasions. It also stars Spike Lee, Debbie Allen and a cameo appearance by ...

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Decade (1989)

Interviews with personalities including John Mellencamp, Spike Lee, Lou Reed, Roseanne Barr, David Byrne, George Michael and more, as they reflect on the 1980s. ...

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Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989)

The Behind-the-Scenes documentary of the dramatic comedy Do the Right Thing. ...

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First Works (1989)

It's a mixed bag in the age of illuminating DVD supplements, but First Works effectively demonstrates the early promise of 13 successful filmmakers. Culled from programs originally broadcast on Showtime in 1990, this crude compilation combines student film ...

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Do the Right Thing (1989)

Sal is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black a ...

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Public Enemy: Fight the Power... Live! (1989)

THE BLACK PANTHERS OF RAPP-CHUCK D, FLAVOR FLAY, TERMINATOR X, PROFESSOR GRIFF, AND THE S1W'S BRING THE NOISE HOME TO NASSAU COLISEUM, STRONG ISLAND NEW YORK. PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE CAPTURED AT RIKER'S ISLAND, IN PHILADELPHIA, AT THE "STOP THE VIOLENCE" D ...

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School Daze (1988)

Fraternity and sorority members clash with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend. ...

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She's Gotta Have It (1986)

The story of Nola Darling's simultaneous sexual relationships with three different men is told by her and by her partners and other friends. All three men wanted her to commit solely to them; Nola resists being "owned" by a single partner. ...

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