Comes From Upbringing Podcast With Brad Gilmore

Spike Lee is an Academy Award–winning filmmaker, producer, and writer whose work has defined and challenged American cinema for over 35 years. Through his company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, he has delivered landmark films including She’s Gotta Have It, Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, 25th Hour, Inside Man, BlacKkKlansman (Oscar: Adapted Screenplay), and Da 5 Bloods. Lee’s trademark mix of kinetic style, incisive humor, and social critique has made him a cultural force beyond film—as an author, documentarian, and longtime NYU Tisch professor. A proud Brooklynite and lifelong Knicks fan, he continues to mentor new voices and push the medium forward.