Monkeys Fighting Robots’ Black History Month celebration continues! The movie-making business is a mechanism of moving parts that can get complicated and confusing. Imagine the muddled robot effects of any Transformers movie and apply it to real life. The process of getting a film from concept to completion is a long, twisting road. Now imagine being African-American in a white-dominated industry and things get even more complex. However, some brothers and sisters, like the ones on our list, have conquered any and all hurdles to make some fantastic pieces of motion picture brilliance.
Black History Month Tribute To
Great African-American Directors
1. Spike Lee
When it comes to black history and film, Spike Lee is the directorial equivalent of Sidney Poitier with a dash of MLK and Malcolm X. Love him or hate him, you don’t make a list like this without Spike Lee. Financially he’s one of the highest grossing African-American director of all time. Critically, Spike’s made too many acclaimed films to mention here. The outspoken director is an ardent activist who’s earned the ire of right-wingers all over the United States. Spike also appears regularly at Madison Square Garden harassing opposing players on behalf of the New York Knicks.
Films To Watch:
Do The Right Thing – 1989
Inside Man – 2006
Chi-Raq – 2015
