Born in Atlanta in 1957 and raised in Brooklyn, Lee has been a leading voice of Black American filmmaking since the 1980s. His films combine stylistic energy, humour and direct engagement with race and politics.
Filmography
- She's Gotta Have It (1986)
- School Daze (1988)
- Do the Right Thing (1989)
- Mo' Better Blues (1990)
- Jungle Fever (1991)
- Malcolm X (1992)
- Crooklyn (1994)
- Clockers (1995)
- Get on the Bus (1996)
- 4 Little Girls (1997)
- He Got Game (1998)
- 25th Hour (2002)
- Inside Man (2006)
- When the Levees Broke (2006)
- BlacKkKlansman (2018)
- Da 5 Bloods (2020)