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Do the Right Thing (VOA)
Location
Main screening room
Date
June 9th, 2021
Duration
120 min
Cycle
Noir.e.s à la caméra

The recurrent cycle Noir.e.s à la caméra allows us to discover works directed or produced by African or Afrodescendant filmmakers throughout the history of cinema.

Do the Right Thing
Directed by
Spike Lee
Language
English with french subtitles
Actors
Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee
Origins
USA
Year
1976
Duration
120 min
Genre
Drama
Format
35 mm
Synopsis

On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.

Do the Right Thing
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Spike Lee

Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and professor. Lee's work has continually explored race relations, colorism in the black community, the role of media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty, and other political issues. He has won numerous accolades for his work, including an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, a Student Academy Award, a BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, two Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, and the Cannes Grand Prix. (Wikipedia)

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