Movies: Spike Lee

  • 2012
    One Night

    One Night (2012)

    One Night

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    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....

    One Night
  • 2012
    Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

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

    Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

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    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 car...

    Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
  • 1996
    The Universal Story

    The Universal Story (1996)

    The Universal Story

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    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 sil...

    The Universal Story
  • 2022
    You Resemble Me

    You Resemble Me (2022)

    You Resemble Me

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

    You Resemble Me
  • 2016
    Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

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

    Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

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

    Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
  • 2018
    Cherish

    Cherish (2018)

    Cherish

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

    Cherish
  • 2001
    The Making of 'Bamboozled'

    The Making of 'Bamboozled' (2001)

    The Making of 'Bamboozled'

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

    The Making of 'Bamboozled'
  • 2023
    In Freedom

    In Freedom (2023)

    In Freedom

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

    In Freedom
  • 2014
    Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

    Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014)

    Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

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    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....

    Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
  • 2014
    Dirty Hands

    Dirty Hands (2014)

    Dirty Hands

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    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 ...

    Dirty Hands
  • 2007
    Lights, Action, Music

    Lights, Action, Music (2007)

    Lights, Action, Music

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

    Lights, Action, Music
  • 2018
    Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1

    Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1 (2018)

    Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1

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    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....

    Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1
  • 1989
    Making 'Do the Right Thing'

    Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989)

    Making 'Do the Right Thing'

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

    Making 'Do the Right Thing'
  • 2017
    Birth of a Movement

    Birth of a Movement (2017)

    Birth of a Movement

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    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...

    Birth of a Movement
  • 2004
    No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat

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

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

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    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...

    No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
  • 2002
    New York at the Movies

    New York at the Movies (2002)

    New York at the Movies

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    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,...

    New York at the Movies
  • 2017
    Rodney King

    Rodney King (2017)

    Rodney King

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    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 N...

    Rodney King
  • 2025
    BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions

    BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions (2025)

    BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions

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    Preeminent West African curator and scholar Funmilayo Akechukwu’s magnum opus, The Resonance Field, leads her to the heart of the Atlantic Ocean, drawing a journalist into a journey that shatters her understanding of consciousness and time....

    BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
  • 1983
    Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads

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

    Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads

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    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 i...

    Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads
  • 2017
    Plankton Salesmen

    Plankton Salesmen (2017)

    Plankton Salesmen

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

    Plankton Salesmen