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Delroy Lindo sets the record straight with
Spike Lee in his tribute to the filmmaker
On Monday, June 28,at8 p.m.
ET, ThelndependentFilm Chan
nel (IFC)will present the world
premiereofDelroy Lindoon Spike
Lee, an intimate and artisticlook
at maverick independent direc
tor Spike Lee, through theeyesof
acclaimed actor Delroy Lindo.
Lindo puts Lee in front of the
camera to discuss the artistic vi
sion that has made Lee one of
today’smostimportantdirectors.
Immediately following the pro
gram, IFC will air Crooklyn at 9
p-m. ET that stars Delroy Lindo.
Lindo is no stranger when it
comes to the subject of Lee.
Lindo’sintroductioncamein 1992
when he played West Indian
Archie in Lee’s critically ac
claimed film Malcolm X. This
was followed in 1994 with his
performance as ~Woody
Charmichael in Crooklyn and in
1995 as Rodney Little in Clock
ers.
“When Delroy Lindo ap
proached IFC about doing this
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Spike Lee from his Crooklyn days.
project weloved theideabecause
Lindois a long-time collaborator
of Lee and an important artistin
hisownright. IFCfeltthatLindo
could create anintimate and per
sonaltakeonadirectorwhomany
people think they really know,”
reflects Caroline Kaplan, vice
president, Film and Program
Development, IFC Films. She
JUNE 24, 1999
goes on to say that, “As an IFC
Advisory Board member, Lee
embodies the essence of what
IFCisall about. Delroy Lindoon
Spike Lee is a timely profile on a
gifted individual whose creative
vision remains a force to be reck
oned with in the film industry.”
Shot in New York City over
two days, Delroy Lindo on Spike
AUGUSTA FOCUS
Lee is a candid profile on Lee.
Lindo takes an in-depth look at
Lee’scareerand hisdevelopment
asadirector. Lee speaks frankly
with Lindo about his personal
and professional influences, re
sponsibility for providing oppor
tunitiesfor African Americansin
thefilmindustry,andjump-start
ingthe film careers of many well
known African-Americanactors.
“lalwaysfelt theresponsibility
thatifl got through thedoorthen
I, not because I'm the Salvation
Army or thewelfare system, that
I would have to give talented
young hungry people opportuni
ties,” states Lee.
In front of the camera, Lee has
provided many of Hollywood’s
mostrecognized and up-and-com
ingAfrican-American actorswith
theirfirstactingpartsinhisfilms.
Thelistofactorsincludes Samuel
L. Jackson, Hallie Berry, Mekhi
Phifer, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha
Campbell, Jasmine Guy, Bill
Nunn, and Martin Lawrence.
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Behind the camera, Lee has
established one of the most re
spected and talented film crews
in the industry. Lee’s core crew
consists of such notable talents
as Ernest R. Dickerson (cinema
tography), Malik Sayeed (cinema
tography), Wynn Thomas (pro
duction design), Ruth E. Carter
(costume design), Barry
Alexander Brown (film editing)
and Sam Pollard (film editing).
Throughout the program,
Lindo centers upon Lee’s incred
iblebody of films that have estab
lished Lee as one of America’s
most influential directors. With
his soon-be-released film, Sum
mer of Sam, Lee has completed
12 feature-length films in 13
years.
Using film clips from She’s
Gotta Havelt(l9B6),School Daze
(1988),Dothe Right Thing (1989),
Jungle Fever (1991) Malcolm X
(1992),Crooklyn(1994),Clockers
(1995), Four Little Girls (1997)
and He Got Game (1998), Lindo
discusses with Lee his motiva
tions for creating several of his
critically-acclaimed films.
Lee addresses the subject of
why his evolving body of work
encompasses a large panorama
oflandscapeofthe African-Ameri
canexperience: “I told myselfthat
ifT ever got the chance todofilms
I wanted to attempt to put the
richness of the African-Ameri-
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