Black Europe Film Festival

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Director Dimitri Danvidé will be in attendance for an in-person Q&A following the screening.

ABOUT THE FILM

From Brooklyn to Cannes, from independent cinema to global cultural icon, SPIKE LEE: THE KING OF BROOKLYN offers an intimate and incisive portrait of one of the most influential filmmakers of the last forty years. Through archival footage, candid interviews, and behind-the-scenes moments, the film traces Spike Lee’s extraordinary career—from his early breakthroughs to his enduring impact on cinema, politics, and popular culture.

Crucially, the documentary uses animation not as decoration but as a storytelling engine: animated sequences reimagine key moments, evoke the energy of Lee’s cinematic world, and bridge personal memory with public history. The result is a vibrant, hybrid form that mirrors Lee’s own restless inventiveness.

Both personal and political, SPIKE LEE: THE KING OF BROOKLYN captures a creative spirit whose work continues to shape how cinema confronts race, power, history, and the public sphere, in the U.S. as well as in France and Europe.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Director: Dimitri Danvidé is a French director known for his documentaries and music-related films, including Nouvelle École (2015) and Les Clippeurs (2014). He began directing at an early age, made his first professional short in 2007, founded his own production company, and has worked across documentary filmmaking and music video production.