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Podcast: The Collection with Brad Gilmore
Episode: Spike Lee, "Highest 2 Lowest"
Description: 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...