Films/Programs
A Tribute to Spike Lee
SIFF will present the Golden Space Needle Award for Outstanding Achievement in Directing to Spike Lee in recognition of his extraordinary filmmaking career. This special tribute ceremony will include a montage of clips highlighting his diverse work as a director and pioneer of contemporary cinema. Prior to the screening of Passing Strange, Spike Lee will take the stage for an in-depth interview and Q&A session with the audience. May 27, 7:00pm at the Egyptian Theatre. Click here to buy tickets
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USA, 2009, 135 min.
Part rock concert, part memoir, part Broadway musical, Spike Lee’s new documentary breaks conventions to tell its story of a young L.A. songwriter’s international journey to self-discovery. A translation to the big screen of the hit Broadway play by Stew, the film is also a profound treatise on black identity.
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