NAMIC (National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications) today announced that Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, SPIKE Lee has joined the roster of speakers set for the 29th Annual NAMIC Conference. A two-day symposium held in conjunction with the television industry's Diversity Week, the NAMIC Conference will take place September 29-30, 2015 at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York City. Mr. Lee's keynote presentation will highlight the NAMIC Conference general session scheduled for Wednesday, September 30.
"For more than two decades, SPIKE Lee has demonstrated his commitment to advocating for diversity on screen and behind the camera," said Eglon E. Simons, president and CEO of NAMIC. "An icon within the entertainment industry, NAMIC is honored to have Mr. Lee share his insight and vast experience at this year's conference." One of the most CELEBRATED multi-hyphenate storytellers of all-time, Lee is a director, writer, producer, actor, author and educator. A forerunner in the 'Do It Yourself' school of independent film, Lee's first feature, She's Gotta Have It, shot on just $175,000, grossed over seven million at the box office. Lee has since produced and directed countless movies--or, as they're known in the vernacular, "Spike Lee Joints." Lee's extensive resume includes box office successes such as Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, School Daze, Malcolm X,Summer of Sam, Crooklyn, He Got Game, Inside Man, Miracle at St. Anna, Red Hook Summer, and When the Levees Broke, the Peabody award-winning HBO documentary on Hurricane Katrina. In keeping with his commitment to independent filmmaking, Lee recently finished his Kickstarter funded Da Blood of Sweet Jesus. Prior to this, was the release of the reinterpretation of the Korean Psychological Thriller Oldboy and Mike Tyson Undisputed Truth, a videotaping of Mike Tyson's Broadway show. Lee's next feature, Chiraq is scheduled for release later this year.Photo Credit: Walter McBride
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