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Spike Lee interview on "Malcolm X" (1992)

An extended archival interview where Lee explains his research process, his casting of Denzel Washington, and his refusal to compress the film's three-act structure.

Manufacturing Intellect · 52 min · Advanced · DIR · Directing · 2018

What you take away

Hear a director defend scope and runtime as necessary to the story, not indulgence.

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