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A signal feature of African American expression, and of American independent film, Spike Lee’s breakout hit depicted the relationship dynamics of Nola Darling, an independent woman balancing relationships with three men.  Edgy and idiosyncratic, the film made unprecedented incursions into the mainstream with its depiction of Black, urban characters not as victims or symptoms, but as subjects with voices and choices.

Producer: Shelton J. Lee.  Director: Spike Lee.  Screenwriter: Spike Lee.  Cinematographer: Ernest Dickerson.  Editor: Spike Lee.  With: Tracy Camilla-Johns, Tommy Redmond Hicks, John Canada Terrell, Spike Lee, Raye Dowell.  35mm, b/w, 84 min.