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Oscar-winning filmmaker Spike Lee (Da 5 Bloods, BlacKkKlansman) has entered into a new creative partnership with Netflix. Academy Award-winner Spike Lee and his 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks have formed a multi-year creative partnership with Netflix. Lee and his production company 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks have signed on with Netflix in a multi-year creative partnership deal.
Spike Lee has partnered with pioneering craft brewer, Brooklyn Brewery, to create a campaign that champions the heart and soul of Brooklyn, New York.
Together, they created a body of work that balances cultural commentary with timeless storytelling across a slew of unforgettable films. For the past 35 years, beginning with Mo' Better Blues and culminating in 2025's Highest 2 Lowest, Spike Lee and Denzel Washington have built...
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Directed 'Capital One: NCAA - Halftime at Home', a video in 2023.
Directed 'Nike: Seen It All', a video in 2022. Marketing executives from Nike offered Lee a job directing commercials for the company. They wanted to pair Lee's character, Mars Blackmon, who greatly admired athlete Michael Jordan, and Jordan in a marketing campaign for the Air Jordan line.
Directed 'Coach: Words Matter', a video in 2019. Also credited as a writer for this project.
In mid-1990, Levi's hired Lee to direct a series of TV commercials for their 501 button-fly jeans.
Through the marketing wing of 40 Acres and a Mule, Lee has directed commercials for Converse.
Through the marketing wing of 40 Acres and a Mule, Lee has directed commercials for Jaguar.
Through the marketing wing of 40 Acres and a Mule, Lee has directed commercials for Taco Bell.
Through the marketing wing of 40 Acres and a Mule, Lee has directed commercials for Ben & Jerry's.
Shelton Jackson “Spike” Lee was born on March 20, 1957, in Atlanta, Georgia. He relocated to Brooklyn, New York, at a young age, a place that would deeply influence his future work. Lee’s academic background includes studies at Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University, followed by an MFA in film and television from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in 1982. During his time at NYU, his short film, “Joe’s Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads” (1983), received a Student Academy Award and was the first student film featured at Lincoln Center’s New Directors New Films Festival.
Lee’s career advanced significantly in 1986 with his feature film debut, “She’s Gotta Have It,” a comedy about sexual relationships, which was produced for $175,000 and grossed $7 million. This success enabled him to establish his production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks. He continued to direct influential films such as “School Daze” (1988), which examined fraternity life at historically Black colleges, and “Do the Right Thing” (1989), a critically acclaimed film depicting racial tensions in a Brooklyn neighborhood, which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay. His filmography also includes the jazz biopic “Mo’ Better Blues” (1990) and the biographical drama “Malcolm X” (1992), starring Denzel Washington, which received widespread critical acclaim and an Oscar nomination for Washington.
Throughout his career, Lee has balanced independent projects with major studio productions, exploring a range of social and political topics. His documentary work includes the Oscar-nominated “4 Little Girls” (1997) and the Emmy-winning “When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts” (2006), which examined the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In 2015, he received an Academy Honorary Award for his contributions to film. His 2018 film, “BlacKkKlansman,” won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival and earned him his first competitive Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Lee continues to direct, write, and produce films, including “Da 5 Bloods” (2020) and upcoming projects like “Highest 2 Lowest,” maintaining his focus on socially relevant narratives.
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