Spike Lee - Wikipedia In 1985, Lee began work on his first feature film, She's Gotta Have It The black-and-white film concerns a young woman (played by Tracy Camilla Johns) who is seeing three men, and the feelings this arrangement provokes The film was Lee's first feature-length film, and launched Lee's career
Spike Lee - IMDb Spike Lee was born Shelton Jackson Lee on March 20, 1957, in Atlanta, Georgia At a very young age, he moved from pre-civil rights Georgia, to Brooklyn, New York Lee came from artistic, education-grounded background; his father was a jazz musician, and his mother, a schoolteacher
Spike Lee: His 17 best movies ranked - GoldDerby Lee uses campus life as a microcosm to examine discrimination within the African American community, particularly over skin color and hairstyle
Spike Lee - Turner Classic Movies Based on several real-life racially motivated acts of violence in New York City, Lee's politically charged and polemical drama stirred controversy even before its release, with some critics believing the film would spark violence
Every Spike Lee Film, Ranked - Vulture Even Spike Lee’s bad movies seem energized by his daring — he has never doubted his enormous talent, never questioned the importance of his unique voice Here, we rank all of his movies
Spike Lee filmography - Wikipedia Lee's first feature film, She's Gotta Have It, was released three years later in 1986 Lee directed, produced, wrote, and acted in his first three feature films: She's Gotta Have It, School Daze, and Do the Right Thing, and has since starred or acted in others