BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Throughout a conversation spanning over an hour, there was only one question that Spike Lee thanked comedian and podcaster Marc Maron for asking.

While promoting his new film, "Highest 2 Lowest," the filmmaker spoke with Maron on his "WTF with Marc Maron" podcast, which is set to end this fall after a 16-year run. During the conversation, Lee discussed his films, his hometown of New York City, and the characters that have stuck with him over the years. However, it wasn't until Maron brought up "4 Little Girls," Lee's 1997 documentary on the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in 1963, that Lee began to give a different side of himself.

"I was hoping you would ask that," lee said. "'4 Little Girls' is, I think, my best filmmaking ever."

The documentary covers the

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