Event Summary:

The next "American Cinema Editors Presents" screening in New York is Spike Lee’s Oscar-nominated 1989 comedy/drama Do the Right Thing. This will be the second screening of a Spike Lee film in a row for “American Cinema Editors Presents” and features a Q&A with another of Lee’s longtime collaborators, editor Barry Brown, ACE. Do the Right Thing, written, directed and starring Spike Lee, explores a Brooklyn neighborhood's simmering racial tension between its African-American residents and the Italian-American owners of a local pizzeria, culminating in tragedy and violence on a hot summer's day. Do the Right Thing was a critical and commercial success receiving many accolades including 2 Academy Award nominations. In 1999, it was selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, citing its preservation as "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". It also been featured on many lists of the greatest films of all time by numerous critics. Save the date! Tickets will be on sale soon!