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Jan 30, 2025

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Filmmaker and former Life magazine photographer Gordon Parks, center, greets a crowd of photographers in New York City, November 30, 2002, on hand to honor him on his 90th birthday. Parks died Tuesday, March 7, 2006. He was 93. (Ron Tarver Philadelphia Inquirer KRT) NEW YORK NY USA EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx 1027829 RonxTarverx krtphotoslive206327
Bilder des Jahres 2024, Entertainment 12 Dezember Entertainment Themen der Woche KW50 End Of Red Sea Film Festival - Jeddah L-R : Sarah Jessica Parker and Spike Lee pose as they attend the awards ceremony of the 4th edition of Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on December 12, 2024. Photo by Balkis Press ABACAPRESS.COM Jeddah Saudi Arabia Copyright: xBalkisxPress ABACAx
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Photograph of Sir Sidney Poitier Photograph of Sir Sidney Poitier, a Bahamian-American actor, film director and author. Dated 1966 Restricted to editorial use. See caption for more information about restrictions. Editorial use only. Copyright: xPhoto12 AnnxRonanxPicturexLibraryx ARP18A26194 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT!
Mad TV-filmstill JORDAN PEELE in Mad TV Filmstill - Editorial Use Only Ref: FB Supplied by United States EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xSuppliedxbyxCapitalxPicturesx
K19841WW: THE 10TH ANNUAL IFP GOTHAM AWARDS.AT CHELSEA PIERS, NYC. 09 20 20.MELVIN VAN PEEBLES. WALTER WEISSMAN 2000 Washington U.S. - ZUMAg49_ 20110101_gaf_g110_76756 Copyright: xWalterxWeissmanx
Melvin Van Peebles Icon Of Black Cinema Died At 89 File photo - Melvin Van Peebles during a tribute for his career in film during the 38th Deauville American Film Festival in Deauville, France on September 5, 2012. - Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking filmmaker, playwright and musician whose work helped usher in the blaxploitation wave of the 1970s and influenced filmmakers long after, has died. He was 89. Photo by Nicolas Briquet ABACAPRESS.COM Deauville France Copyright: xBriquetxNicolas ABACAx 781397_003 BriquetxNicolas ABACAx 781397_003
American filmmaker Spike Lee, USA 1998
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Three youngsters, Frederick Douglass housing project, Anacostia, D.C., 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2902808 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
RECORD DATE NOT STATED A woman and her dog in the Harlem section, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2901776 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Boy at the playground, Frederick Douglass housing project, Anacostia, D.C. , 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2898770 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO
Director Director Spike Lee on the set of the movie Clockers, 1995
Mekhi Phifer and Director Spike Lee on the set of the movie Clockers, 1995
Oscar Micheaux (center) with an actor and possibly a crew member. 1923. Portraits, Photographs. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division. Micheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951, Motion picture producers & directors, African American motion picture producers and directors, Micheaux Film Corporation Copyright: xpiemagsx nyplsipie24092022-29363 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!
Sidney Poitier Circa 1960 s Copyright: xRalphxDominguez MediaPunchx
OSCARS. Bester Hauptdarsteller. Preisträger 1961-1970 January 07, 2022: SIDNEY POITIER, whose elegant bearing and principled onscreen characters made him Hollywood s first Black movie star and the first Black man to win the best actor Oscar, has died. He was 94. FILE PHOTO SHOT ON: April 13, 1964, Santa Monica, California: Actor Sidney Poitier holds his Best Actor Oscar for director Ralph Nelson s film Lilies of The Field backstage at the Academy Awards ceremony in Santa Monica, California. Hollywood USA - ZUMAa18_ 19630324_new_a18_604 Copyright: xAustralxPressxAgencyx
SHE S GOTTA HAVE IT US 1986 SHE S GOTTA HAVE IT US 1986 aka NOLA DARLING SPIKE LEE Date: 1986. Strictly editorial use only in conjunction with the promotion of the film. Credit line mandatory. This image is copyright of the film company and is supplied under the terms of issue as film still. No commercial or book cover use permitted without prior consent from the film company. Mandatory credit line: Courtesy 40 ACRES & A MULE FILMWORKS Ronald Grant Mary Evans
DO THE RIGHT THING US 1989 DO THE RIGHT THING US 1989 SPIKE LEE Date: 1989. Strictly editorial use only in conjunction with the promotion of the film. Credit line mandatory. This image is copyright of the film company and is supplied under the terms of issue as film still. No commercial or book cover use permitted without prior consent from the film company. Mandatory credit line: Courtesy UNIVERSAL PICTURES Ronald Grant Mary Evans
Young Boy playing Bugle during Mess Call at Camp Nathan Hale, Interracial Summer Camp where Children are aided by Methodist Camp Service, Southfields, New York, USA, Gordon Parks, U.S. Office of War Information, 1943 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx ghi-circa10122
MAD TV, (aka MADTV), front, from left, Jordan Peele, Debra Wilson, center from left, Nicole Sullivan, Phil LaMarr, back from left, Dan Oster, Mary Scheer, Will Sasso, 1995-2009 (ca. 1995 photo). ?20th Century Fox courtesy Everett Collection Ref:TSDMATV FE052 PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xx TSDMATV FE052
SUPERFLY, (aka SUPER FLY), from left, director Gordon Parks, Jr., musical director Curtis Mayfield, on-set, 1972 Ref:MBDSUPE EC125 PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xx MBDSUPE EC125
THE LEARNING TREE Director GORDON PARKS Date: 1969. Strictly editorial use only in conjunction with the promotion of the film. Credit line mandatory. This image is copyright of the film company and is supplied under the terms of issue as film still. No commercial or book cover use permitted without prior consent from the film company. Mandatory credit line: Image courtesy WINGER Ronald Grant Archive Mary Evans
Melvin Van Peebles, 1992. Photo By Adam Scull PHOTOlink Everett Collection (Melvin Van Peebles1025) For usage credit please use; Adam Scull PHOTOlink PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xPHOTOlink CourtesyxEverettxCollectionx ASCA017 F4616
SONNY SPOON, from left, Mario Van Peebles, Melvin Van Peebles, The Tough Habit, aired June 24, 1988, NBC courtesy Everett Collection NBC Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xNBC CourtesyxEverettxCollectionx TBDSOSP EC010
THE SHINING, Melvin Van Peebles, 1997, (c)Warner Bros. Television courtesy Everett Collection Warner Bros Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xWarnerxBros CourtesyxEverettxCollectionx TCDSHIN EC014
SPIKE & CO.: DI IT A CAPPELLA, from left: Debbie Allen, Spike Lee, 1990, PBS courtesy Everett Collection For usage credit please use; !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx TBDSPAN EC001
SONNY SPOON, Melvin Van Peebles, 1988, NBC courtesy Everett Collection NBC Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xNBC CourtesyxEverettxCollectionx TBDSOSP EC006
RIOT, Mario Van Peebles, Cicely Tyson, Melvin Van Peebles, 1997. Showtime Network Courtesy: Everett Collection Showtime Networks Inc. Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xShowtimexNetworksxInc. CourtesyxEverettxCollectionx TBDRIOT EC001
MAD TV, Jordan Peele, (Season 13, 2007), 1995-09. photo: Patrick Ecclesine TM and Copyright 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. courtesy Everett Collection 20thCentFox Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: x20thCentFox CourtesyxEverettxCollectionx TCDMATV FE089
25TH HOUR, center Spike Lee on set, 2002, ph: David Lee Buena Vista Pictures courtesy Everett Collection Buena Vista Pictures Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xBuenaxVistaxPictures CourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDTWFI EC023
MO BETTER BLUES, Spike Lee, 1990, Universal courtesy Everett Collection Please credit Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDMOBE EC108
MO BETTER BLUES, from left: Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, 1990, Universal courtesy Everett Collection Universal Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xUniversal CourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDMOBE EC050
THE DEFIANT ONES, Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, 1958, publicity shot Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDDEON EC014
CAR WASH, Director Michael Schultz, 1976 Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDCAWA EC009
CAR WASH, Director Michael Schultz, Melanie Mayron on set, 1976 Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDCAWA EC007
HE GOT GAME, Spike Lee portrait, 1998. Walt Disney Co. Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xWaltxDisneyxCo. CourtesyxEverettxCollectionx PSDSPLE EC003
MO BETTER BLUES, Samuel L. Jackson, Spike Lee, 1990, (c)Universal Pictures courtesy Everett Collection Universal Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xUniversal CourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MSDMOBE EC016
Sidney Portier with his Academy Award for LILIES OF THE FIELD and Federico Fellini with the Best Foreign Film Award for 8 1 2, 1964 Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx PBDSIPO EC003
SELMA, director Ava DuVernay (center), on set, 2014. ph: Atsushi Nishijima Paramount Pictures Courtesy Everett Collection Paramount Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xParamount CourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MCDSELM EC009
DO THE RIGHT THING, Giancarlo Esposito, 1989. Universal courtesy Everett Collection Universal Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xUniversal CourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MCDDOTH EC027
A WARM DECEMBER, actor director, Sidney Poitier, directing Esther Anderson, in a scene, 1973. Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDWADE EC010
UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT, director Sidney Poitier, 1974 Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDUPSA EC001
THOMASINE AND BUSHROD, director Gordon Parks Jr. on set, 1974 Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDTHAN EC085
SWEET SWEETBACK S BAADASSSSS SONG, Melvin Van Peebles, 1971. Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDSWSW EC001
STIR CRAZY, director Sidney Poitier, on-set, 1980. Columbia Pictures courtesy Everett Collection Please credit Columbia Pictures Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xColumbiaxPictures CourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDSTCR CO001
SHOOT TO KILL, from left, Sidney Poitier, director Roger Spottiswoode, on-set, 1988, Buena Vista courtesy Everett Collection Buena Vista Pictures Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xBuenaxVistaxPictures CourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDSHTO EC012
SHE S GOTTA HAVE IT, Tracy Camilla Johns, Spike Lee, 1986 Island Pictures Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xIslandxPictures CourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDSHGO EC002
THE NOTORIOUS ELINOR LEE, Rubberneck Holmes, 1940 Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDNOEL EC004
THE NOTORIOUS ELINOR LEE, from left, Robert Earl Jones, Gladys Williams, 1940 Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDNOEL EC003
THE LEARNING TREE, director, producer and writer Gordon Parks on set, 1969 Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDLETR EC005
JUNGLE FEVER, director Spike Lee on set, 1991, Universal courtesy Everett Collection Please credit Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDJUFE EC003

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Mad TV-filmstill JORDAN PEELE in Mad TV Filmstill - Editorial Use Only Ref: FB Supplied by United States EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xSuppliedxbyxCapitalxPicturesx

K19841WW: THE 10TH ANNUAL IFP GOTHAM AWARDS.AT CHELSEA PIERS, NYC. 09 20 20.MELVIN VAN PEEBLES. WALTER WEISSMAN 2000 Washington U.S. - ZUMAg49_ 20110101_gaf_g110_76756 Copyright: xWalterxWeissmanx

American filmmaker Spike Lee, USA 1998

RECORD DATE NOT STATED Three youngsters, Frederick Douglass housing project, Anacostia, D.C., 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2902808 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

RECORD DATE NOT STATED A woman and her dog in the Harlem section, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2901776 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

RECORD DATE NOT STATED Boy at the playground, Frederick Douglass housing project, Anacostia, D.C. , 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks. Copyright:xHeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO ,2898770 ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:HeritagexArt HeritagexImagesx IMAGO

Director Director Spike Lee on the set of the movie Clockers, 1995

Mekhi Phifer and Director Spike Lee on the set of the movie Clockers, 1995

Sidney Poitier Circa 1960 s Copyright: xRalphxDominguez MediaPunchx

Young Boy playing Bugle during Mess Call at Camp Nathan Hale, Interracial Summer Camp where Children are aided by Methodist Camp Service, Southfields, New York, USA, Gordon Parks, U.S. Office of War Information, 1943 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx ghi-circa10122

SUPERFLY, (aka SUPER FLY), from left, director Gordon Parks, Jr., musical director Curtis Mayfield, on-set, 1972 Ref:MBDSUPE EC125 PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xx MBDSUPE EC125

Melvin Van Peebles, 1992. Photo By Adam Scull PHOTOlink Everett Collection (Melvin Van Peebles1025) For usage credit please use; Adam Scull PHOTOlink PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xPHOTOlink CourtesyxEverettxCollectionx ASCA017 F4616

SPIKE & CO.: DI IT A CAPPELLA, from left: Debbie Allen, Spike Lee, 1990, PBS courtesy Everett Collection For usage credit please use; !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx TBDSPAN EC001

SONNY SPOON, Melvin Van Peebles, 1988, NBC courtesy Everett Collection NBC Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xNBC CourtesyxEverettxCollectionx TBDSOSP EC006

MO BETTER BLUES, Spike Lee, 1990, Universal courtesy Everett Collection Please credit Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDMOBE EC108

THE DEFIANT ONES, Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, 1958, publicity shot Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDDEON EC014

CAR WASH, Director Michael Schultz, 1976 Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDCAWA EC009

CAR WASH, Director Michael Schultz, Melanie Mayron on set, 1976 Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDCAWA EC007

HE GOT GAME, Spike Lee portrait, 1998. Walt Disney Co. Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xWaltxDisneyxCo. CourtesyxEverettxCollectionx PSDSPLE EC003

DO THE RIGHT THING, Giancarlo Esposito, 1989. Universal courtesy Everett Collection Universal Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xUniversal CourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MCDDOTH EC027

A WARM DECEMBER, actor director, Sidney Poitier, directing Esther Anderson, in a scene, 1973. Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDWADE EC010

UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT, director Sidney Poitier, 1974 Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDUPSA EC001

THOMASINE AND BUSHROD, director Gordon Parks Jr. on set, 1974 Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDTHAN EC085

SWEET SWEETBACK S BAADASSSSS SONG, Melvin Van Peebles, 1971. Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDSWSW EC001

SHE S GOTTA HAVE IT, Tracy Camilla Johns, Spike Lee, 1986 Island Pictures Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xIslandxPictures CourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDSHGO EC002

THE NOTORIOUS ELINOR LEE, Rubberneck Holmes, 1940 Courtesy Everett Collection !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÃ„TZT! PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDNOEL EC004

THE NOTORIOUS ELINOR LEE, from left, Robert Earl Jones, Gladys Williams, 1940 Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDNOEL EC003

THE LEARNING TREE, director, producer and writer Gordon Parks on set, 1969 Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDLETR EC005

JUNGLE FEVER, director Spike Lee on set, 1991, Universal courtesy Everett Collection Please credit Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx MBDJUFE EC003