Spike Lee: Director's Inspiration -- Spike Lee

<p><strong>An inspirational trove of film posters and ephemera, photographs, artwork and more from the collection of Spike Lee</strong></p><p>For nearly four decades, Spike Lee has made movies that demand our attention. His extensive filmography reflects an unflinching critique of race relations in the United States, from the Student Academy Award(R)-winning short <i>Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads</i> and the ever-relevant <i>Do the Right Thing</i> to the more recent Oscar(R)-winning <i>BlacKkKlansman</i> and <i>Da 5 Bloods</i>. A lifelong cinephile and film scholar, Lee draws inspiration from other artists working across a range of eras, genres and global cinemas. He has also devoted much of his career to teaching the next generation of filmmakers.<br><i>Spike Lee: Director's Inspiration</i> presents Lee's personal collection of original film posters and objects, photographs, artworks and more--many of these inscribed to Lee personally by filmmakers, stars, athletes, activists, musicians and others who have inspired his work in specific ways.<br>Straight from the walls of Lee's 40 Acres and a Mule production studio in Brooklyn, his faculty office at NYU and his Martha's Vineyard home, these objects offer a glimpse into what shapes Lee's signature filmmaking approach. <i>Spike Lee: Director's Inspiration</i> also includes a conversation between Lee and Shaka King (<i>Judas and the Black Messiah</i>), Lee's list of 95 essential films and brief texts by some of the ma