40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

• Founded in 1979.
• Based in Fort Greene, in Brooklyn, New York City.
• Known informally on the site as being located in "Da People's Republic of Brooklyn."

What the company does

• Produces feature films and other cinematic projects associated with Spike Lee.
• Has been active for several decades, with work spanning narrative features, documentaries, television projects, music videos and commercial work in collaboration with Spike Lee.

Website status

• The official website at https://www.40acres.com currently notes that the full site will be returning soon.
• Public information on this site is limited to a brief company description and a detailed biography of Spike Lee.

• Feature films.
• Television and streaming series.
• Documentary films and long-form non-fiction projects.
• Filmed stage productions.
• Music videos.
• Commercials and advertising campaigns.

Selected projects noted on the site

The website highlights the following projects involving Spike Lee and 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks:

• She's Gotta Have It (1986) – first feature film; independently produced; premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and received the Prix de la Jeunesse award.
• Do the Right Thing (1989) – earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
• BlacKkKlansman (2018) – feature film based on the true story of Ron Stallworth; premiered at Cannes.
• Da 5 Bloods – referenced as being in post-production at the time of the site's biography.
• She's Gotta Have It (Netflix series, 2017–2018) – Spike Lee directed all ten episodes of the series.
• Documentaries:
• 4 Little Girls (1997) – Academy Award-nominated.
• When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006) – Peabody and Emmy Award-winning (HBO).
• If God is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise (2010) – Peabody and Emmy Award-winning (HBO).
• Michael Jackson documentaries:
• BAD 25 (2012).
• Off the Wall (2016).

Awards and recognition called out on the site

From the text on the site:

• Academy Awards
• Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay for *Do the Right Thing*.
• Academy Award nomination for the documentary *4 Little Girls*.
• Peabody and Emmy Awards
• *When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts* and *If God is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise* are described as Peabody and Emmy Award-winning films.
• Cannes Film Festival
• *She's Gotta Have It* and *BlacKkKlansman* are both noted as having premiered at Cannes, with *She's Gotta Have It* receiving the Prix de la Jeunesse award.

Notes

• The official site does not provide a comprehensive or up-to-date filmography; it highlights selected projects and awards.
• For information beyond what is listed here (such as a full filmography or current projects), the agent may not have definitive details in its knowledge.

Key points from the biography on the 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks website:

• His body of work has continued to grow over more than three decades.
• He has directed and produced over thirty films.
• His first feature film was "She's Gotta Have It" (1986), an independently produced film that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and received the Prix de la Jeunesse award.
• He continues to create works that present outspoken and proactive socio-political critiques, especially around race, class and gender identity.

Selected projects mentioned

From the biography page on the site:

• Da 5 Bloods – noted as being in post-production at the time the biography was written.
• BlacKkKlansman (2018) – based on the true story of Ron Stallworth, an African-American police officer who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in the 1970s; premiered at Cannes.
• She's Gotta Have It – both the original 1986 feature film and the later Netflix series for which Spike Lee directed all 10 episodes (2017–2018).
• Do the Right Thing (1989) – earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
• Documentaries including:
• 4 Little Girls (1997) – Academy Award-nominated.
• When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006) – Peabody and Emmy Award-winning (HBO).
• If God is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise (2010) – also Peabody and Emmy Award-winning (HBO).
• Michael Jackson documentaries:
• BAD 25 (2012).
• Off the Wall (2016) – both described as critically acclaimed.

Other creative work

According to the site, Spike Lee has also:

• Directed and produced numerous music videos.
• Worked extensively in commercials, beginning in 1988 with a Nike Air Jordan campaign.
• Partnered with DDB Needham to form Spike/DDB, a full-service advertising agency.
• Authored several books, including:
• "Five for Five" – a pictorial reflection on his first five features.
• "Best Seat in the House" (with Ralph Wiley).
• Children's books "Please, Baby, Please" and "Please, Puppy, Please", co-authored with Tonya Lewis Lee.

Education and academic roles

As described on the site:

• Born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in Brooklyn, New York.
• Attended Morehouse College.
• Completed an MFA in Film Production at NYU/Tisch.
• Taught filmmaking at Harvard University beginning in 1991.
• Joined the faculty at NYU/Tisch Graduate Film Program in 1993.
• Appointed Artistic Director of the NYU/Tisch Graduate Film Program in 2002, a role he still holds according to the biography.

Connection to 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

• After completing his MFA at NYU/Tisch, Spike Lee founded 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, based in Brooklyn.
• 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks is presented on the site as his long-standing production company and creative base.

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