Spike Lee
Guest on IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson
Spike Lee (born Shelton Jackson Lee) is an acclaimed American filmmaker, writer, director, producer, and actor known for provocative, influential films that explore race, politics, and urban life, including “Do the Right Thing,” “Malcolm X,” and “BlacKkKlansman.” He has helped redefine modern Black cinema and currently works across film and television while serving as a tenured Professor of Film and Artistic Director at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
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…spike lee discussing how kurosawa's rashomon influenced his filmmaking approach at nyu film school
“In film school. In NYU. In graduate film school. You introduced a lot of international cinema. And Rashomon really made an effect on me. In this film. There's a murder and a rape in characters. You'd speak on it. In fact, that's where the term comes Rashomon effect.”
on IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson