Spike Lee burst onto the scene with She’s Gotta Have It, a low-budget indie (turned into a Netflix series in 2016) that had the eye and craftsmanship of a born filmmaker. Lee brings a historical perspective to all of his films. Not only does he use his storytelling ability to deliver endearing stories of Black people in America, but also to educate an audience who otherwise might be ignorant to the specificity of particular civil and social struggles; as such, his filmmaking isn’t only rooted in the history of his people, but in the history of cinema as well.

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