Tag: Joie Lee
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COFFEE & CIGARETTES
“Coffee & Cigarettes” is a 2003 anthology film directed by Jim Jarmusch, consisting of eleven short vignettes filmed in black-and-white. The film is united by a common theme: people sitting at tables, drinking coffee, and smoking cigarettes. It was created over nearly two decades, with some segments originally produced as short films for television in…
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SHE’S GOTTA HAVE IT
“She’s Gotta Have It” is a landmark 1986 independent film and debut feature film of director Spike Lee, who also wrote the film. Shot in black and white on a shoestring budget over just twelve days, the film is a bold, witty, and stylistically innovative portrait of sexual agency, identity, and freedom. At the center…
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DO THE RIGHT THING
“Do the Right Thing” (1989), directed by Spike Lee, is a powerful exploration of race relations and urban tension set on a hot summer day in the predominantly Black neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The film examines the buildup of racial tensions over a single day, ultimately erupting into violence. As a side note, I was…
