{"id":3719,"date":"2018-07-15T16:59:53","date_gmt":"2018-07-15T16:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commarts.pleather.us\/2018\/07\/15\/spike-lee-directed-five-short-films-for-uber-because-he-just-loves-brooklyn-that-damn-much-watch\/"},"modified":"2018-07-15T16:59:53","modified_gmt":"2018-07-15T16:59:53","slug":"spike-lee-directed-five-short-films-for-uber-because-he-just-loves-brooklyn-that-damn-much-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/2018\/07\/15\/spike-lee-directed-five-short-films-for-uber-because-he-just-loves-brooklyn-that-damn-much-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Spike Lee Directed Five Short Films for Uber Because He Just Loves Brooklyn That Damn Much \u2014 Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are many ways to fight the power, and one of them is directing short films for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/t\/uber\/\" id=\"auto-tag_uber\">Uber<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/t\/spike-lee\/\" id=\"auto-tag_spike-lee\">Spike Lee<\/a> has teamed up with the ride-sharing company for &#8220;Uber Presents Da Republic of Brooklyn,&#8221; a series of five shorts highlighting the men and women behind the wheel in the filmmaker&#8217;s favorite borough of New York \u2014 and lest you fear that this is another example of Uber not doing right by its employees, the company has specified that all drivers were compensated for their participation in the project.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"pmc-related-link read-more\">\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"pmc-related-type\">Read More:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2018\/07\/tales-from-the-hood-2-trailer-spike-lee-watch-1201983045\/\" title=\"\u2018Tales from the Hood 2\u2019 Trailer: Mr. Simms Returns 23 Years Later for an Eerie, Campy Sequel from Producer Spike Lee \u2014 Watch\">\u2018Tales from the Hood 2\u2019 Trailer: Mr. Simms Returns 23 Years Later for an Eerie, Campy Sequel from Producer Spike Lee \u2014 Watch<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI was attracted to this project because I know a lot of people who drive on the Uber platform and it gives them the flexibility they need to pursue their dreams,&#8221; Lee says in a statement. &#8220;That\u2019s how we do it in Brooklyn \u2013 that\u2019s the Brooklyn hustle.\u201d 2018 has proven to be Lee&#8217;s best year in quite some time, as his &#8220;BlacKkKlansman&#8221; premiered at Cannes and won great acclaim \u2014 as well as the festival&#8217;s coveted Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"pmc-related-link read-more\">\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"pmc-related-type\">Read More:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2018\/06\/fantasia-festival-spike-lee-jason-blum-the-man-who-killed-hitler-and-then-the-bigfoot-1201974625\/\" title=\"Fantasia Fest: Premieres From Producers Spike Lee and Jason Blum, Plus \u2018The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot\u2019\">Fantasia Fest: Premieres From Producers Spike Lee and Jason Blum, Plus \u2018The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot\u2019<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>The five films \u2014 &#8220;Malka,&#8221; &#8220;Sunny,&#8221; &#8220;Domingo,&#8221; &#8220;Keith,&#8221; and &#8220;Rodney&#8221; are all available to watch on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uberpresents.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Uber Presents<\/a>. &#8220;BlacKkKlansman,&#8221; meanwhile, arrives in theaters on August 10.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Source: IndieWire film<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many ways to fight the power, and one of them is directing short films for Uber. 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