Film: Do the Right Thing

Event Time: 
Thursday, November 30, 2023 - 7:00am
Location: 
Humanities Quadrangle, Lower Level See map
320 York St
New Haven, CT 06511
Event Description: 

DO THE RIGHT THING (Spike Lee, 1989, 35mm, 120 mins)
Lee’s Oscar-nominated screenplay sets tensions to boil on a hot Bed-Stuy day when a boombox and a pizzeria’s wall of fame spark a tragedy. Siskel and Ebert both named it the best film of 1989. Starring Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Rosie Perez, Bill Nunn, Giancarlo Esposito, John Turturro, and Samuel L. Jackson. 35mm print from the Yale Film Archive.

The Art & Protest” film series is presented by the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library and the Yale Film Archive in conjunction with the exhibition Art, Protest, & the Archives” on view at the Beinecke through January 7, 2024.