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Spike Lee honored at Morehouse College

The inaugural festival honored Lee’s lifetime achievement in film and offered a platform to other independent filmmakers.

ATLANTA — We are sending a huge congratulations to movie director Spike Lee who was back in Atlanta this past weekend. 

As you know, last weekend, Lee was in town receiving a soundstage dedication at Tyler Perry Studios and on Saturday he was honored at Morehouse College!

Morehouse tweeted out photos from their first Human Rights Film Festival this weekend, which allowed students to screen feature films and documentaries.

The inaugural festival honored Lee’s lifetime achievement in film and offer a platform to other independent filmmakers whose work promotes cultural understanding and exposes the injustices of the world.

The Human Rights Film Festival also featured documentaries and short films submitted for judging—works that stimulate discussions about immigration, race, politics, health care, law enforcement, and the judicial system. 

In addition to seeing new films, festival attendees can also attend workshops conducted by masters in screenwriting, editing, directing, and producing.

Morehouse President David A. Thomas said launching a film festival focused on human rights is part of the College’s commitment to supporting creative expression and speaking truth to power.

“The Human Rights Film Festival offers the international Morehouse spotlight to new and established filmmakers who want to share their views on social issues through the art of film,” Thomas said. “Morehouse College has a rich legacy of producing leaders who speak truth to power across disciplines, including film, television. Sharing that spotlight with new voices exposes our scholars, the greater Morehouse community, and the public to ideas that broaden their intellect and to art that speaks to their cultural experience.”

Lee is a Morehouse alum of 1979.

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