David Byrne’s American Utopia

Da 5 Bloods

Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure. These heroes battle forces of humanity and nature while confronted by the lasting ravages of the immorality of the Vietnam War.

BlacKkKlansman

Die frühen 1970er-Jahre. Der junge Polizist Ron Stallworth tritt als erster Afroamerikaner seinen Posten als Kriminalbeamter im Colorado Springs Police Department an. Entschlossen, sich einen Namen zu machen, startet der unerschrockene Cop eine aberwitzige und gefährliche Mission: den Ku-Klux-Klan zu infiltrieren und blosszustellen. Stallworth gibt vor, ein eingefleischter Extremist zu sein, und nimmt telefonisch Kontakt zur lokalen Gruppe der Rassistenvereinigung auf. Es gelingt ihm ...

Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

Director Spike Lee chronicles Michael Jackson's early rise to fame.

Chi-Raq

A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.

Da Sweet Blood of Jesus

Dr. Hess Green becomes cursed by a mysterious ancient African artifact and is overwhelmed with a newfound thirst for blood. Soon after his transformation he enters into a dangerous romance with Ganja Hightower that questions the very nature of love, addiction, sex, and status.

Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth

Mike Tyson's one-man show is a fascinating journey into his storied life and career. MIKE TYSON: UNDISPUTED TRUTH is a rare, personal look inside the life and mind of one of the most feared men ever to wear the heavyweight crown. Directed by Academy Award® nominee Spike Lee, this riveting one-man show goes beyond the headlines, behind the scenes and between the lines to deliver a must-see theatrical knockout.

Red Hook Summer

When his mom deposits him at the Red Hook housing project in Brooklyn to spend the summer with the grandfather he’s never met, young Flik may as well have landed on Mars. Fresh from his cushy life in Atlanta, he’s bored and friendless, and his strict grandfather, Enoch, a firebrand preacher, is bent on getting him to accept Jesus Christ as his personal savior. Only Chazz, the feisty girl from church, provides a diversion from the drudgery. As hot summer simmers and Sunday mornings brim with ...

Bad 25

Spike Lee pays tribute to Michael Jackson's Bad on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the epochal album, offering behind-the-scenes footage of Jackson recording the album and interviews with confidants, musicians, choreographers, and such music-world superstars as Kanye West, Sheryl Crow, Cee Lo Green and Mariah Carey.

Buffalo Soldiers ´44 – Das Wunder von St. Anna

Italien, Herbst 1944: Der Zweite Weltkrieg hat die Toskana erreicht. Die Deutsche Wehrmacht hat ihre letzte Verteidigungslinie errichtet, um den Vormarsch der Alliierten aufzuhalten. Die 92. Infanterie-Division der US-Armee versucht, diese Stellung am Serchio-Fluss zu durchbrechen. Mit dabei sind die vier afroamerikanischen Buffalo Soldiers Hector, Stamps, Bishop und Sam. Während eines Angriffs werden sie von ihrer Einheit abgeschnitten und retten einen italienischen Jungen, den sie in ein ...

Inside Man

New York Cop Keith Frazier muss sich Anschuldigungen aus den eigenen Reihen erwehren, als er und sein Partner zu einem Banküberfall in der Innenstadt gerufen werden. Dort müssen die Cops erkennen, dass der Bankräuber Dalton Russel einen perfekten Plan ausgetüftelt hat und auf alle Eventualitäten vorbereitet ist. Eine besondere Rolle beim darauffolgenden Katz-und-Maus-Spiel kommt der Anwältin Madeleine White zu.

All the Invisible Children

Seven short films - each one focused on the plight of a different child protagonist.

Sucker Free City

The film follows three young men as they are drawn into lives of crime. Nick (Crowley) uses his entry-level corporate job to commit credit card fraud and deals drugs on the side. K-Luv (Mackie) is a member of the "V-Dubs", an African-American street gang. Lincoln (Leung) is a rising figure in the Chinese mafia. Gentrification forces Nick's family to move out of their home in the Mission District into Hunter's Point where they are harassed by the V-Dubs. K-Luv's side business of selling ...

She Hate Me

Jim Brown: All-American

Jim Brown: All-American is a 2002 documentary film directed by Spike Lee. The film takes a look at the life of NFL hall-of-famer Jim Brown. The film delves into his life—past, present and future—focusing on his athletic career, acting and activism. Many people from Hollywood and sports backgrounds were interviewed for the film. Members of Brown's family were also interviewed for the film.

Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet

Ten Minutes Older is a 2002 film project consisting of two compilation feature films entitled The Trumpet and The Cello. The project was conceived by the producer Nicolas McClintock as a reflection on the theme of time at the turn of the Millennium. Fifteen celebrated film-makers were invited to create their own vision of what time means in ten minutes of film.

25 Stunden

Monty Brogan ist ein New Yorker Drogendealer, der zu 7 Jahren Haft verurteilt wurde. In den ihm noch verbleibenden 25 Stunden bis zu seinem Haftantritt will er herausfinden, wer ihn bei der Drogenbehörde verraten hat. Getrieben von der ständigen Angst vor Übergriffen der zukünftigen Mithäftlinge verbringt Monty einen letzten Abend mit den ihm nahestehenden Personen. Zunächst verabschiedet er sich von seinem Vater James, der mit Hilfe von Montys Drogengeld eine Bar eröffnet hat. Anschließend ...

The Concert for New York City

The Original Kings of Comedy

The Original Kings of Comedy achieves the seemingly impossible task of capturing the rollicking and sly comedy routines of stand-up and sitcom vets Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, and Bernie Mac and the magic of experiencing a live concert show. Director Spike Lee and his crew plant a multitude of cameras in a packed stadium and onstage (as well as backstage, as they follow the comedians) to catch the vivid immediacy of the show, which is as much about the audience as it ...

Bamboozled

TV producer Pierre Delacroix becomes frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea. Hoping to get fired, Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of: a 21st century minstrel show. The network not only airs it, but it becomes a smash hit.

Summer of Sam

Bronx, Sommer 1977: Ein italo-amerikanisches Nachbarschaftsviertel wird durch den Pärchenkiller David Berkowitz bis zum Fanatismus aufgerüttelt. Im Mittelpunkt stehen das Ehepaar Vinny und Dionna, die dem "Saturday Night Fever" nachhängen, und Ritchie Vinnys Freund, der als erster Punkrocker gegen die Gesellschaft revoltiert. Somit ist auch nicht verwunderlich, dass er vom wütenden Mob für die Morde verantwortlich gemacht wird, denn die Gesellschaft ist von Angst und gegenseitigem ...

Spike Lee’s Spiel des Lebens

Verschiedene Universitätsmannschaften werben um einen Collegestudenten, doch er weiß keinen Rat. Zusätzlich hat er keine gute Beziehung zu seinem Vater Jake, da dieser wegen Totschlag an seiner Mutter im Gefängnis sitzt. Ihm wird jedoch eine Amnestie angeboten, wenn er seinen Sohn berät...

4 Little Girls

On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a crime that shocked the nation--and a defining moment in the history of the civil-rights movement. Spike Lee re-examines the full story of the bombing, including a revealing interview with former Alabama Governor George Wallace.

Get on the Bus

Several Black men take a cross-country bus trip to attend the Million Man March in Washington, DC in 1995. On the bus are an eclectic set of characters including a laid-off aircraft worker, a man whose at-risk son is handcuffed to him, a black Republican, a former gangsta, a Hollywood actor, a cop who is of mixed racial background, and a white bus driver. All make the trek discussing issues surrounding the march, including manhood, religion, politics, and race.