(Bill Clinton and Rev Wright) Spike on Politics and War
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(Bill Clinton and Rev Wright) Spike on Politics and War
BlackTree TV sits down at a round table with Spike Lee to discuss, Politics, The Clintons, The War in Iraq and his new movie Miracle at St. Anna. - Lee's production company, 40 Acres and A Mule Filmworks, has produced more than 35 films since 1983 and opened entertainment industry doors to many actors, filmmakers and craftspeople of color - Hollywood turns out to celebrate the Academy Award-nominated filmmaker behind such movies as "Jungle Fever," "Malcolm X," "Do The Right Thing" and the Emmy-winning 2007 miniseries "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts," documenting the devastation of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina - In addition to writing, producing, directing and acting, Lee teaches film at Columbia University and New York University, and is the author of nine books - The Chrysler Foundation will donate $25,000 in Lee's name to his alma mater, Morehouse College in Atlanta Spike Lee, one of the most influential figures in contemporary cinema, became the sixth recipient Wednesday of the Chrysler LLC Behind the Lens Award. Some 400 guests attended the award ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California in recognition of the outstanding achievements of the director of such groundbreaking films as "Jungle Fever," "Do The Right Thing" and "Malcolm X"; who helped launch the big-screen careers of Halle Berry, Samuel L. Jackson and John Turturro, as well as numerous other actors, filmmakers and craftspeople. A BlackTree Media Production Produced by Jamaal Finkley Co-Produced by Earl Crowe http://www.blacktree.tv
YouTube | April 15, 2008
