On the Conscience of America
The story behind
Spike Lee and his documentary
"4 Little Girls"
Liz Farmer
Documentary Filmmaking
Prof. Gene Weis
May 1, 2002
In 1986, Spike Lee burst on the scene with his hit movie She's Gotta Have It. Since then, Lee has averaged a relentless production of nearly one film per year, in both fiction and non-fiction form. Lee is known for his resolve to stay true to his style and vision--no matter how controversial the results may be. Whether draped in praise or controversy, Spike Lee is arguably one of the most influential filmmakers of the twentieth century.
Lee's Georgia birth certificate reads his full name as Shelton Jackson Lee, born on March 20, 1957--the eve of the civil rights era. Although born in Atlanta, Lee grew up in Brooklyn, New York, an area that figures largely in his work as a filmmaker. Spike's parents raised their uncomfortably middle-class family of five in an all-white Brooklyn neighborhood, an environment......
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