Pacem Film Festival—The Best Peace and Justice Films of the Last 50 Years
Discussant: D. Chanele Moore, Ph.D.; professor of Sociology, University of Delaware, Wilmington Campus
Spike Lee’s classic film, Do the Right Thing (1989), considers race relations in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, a cauldron of racial tensions that explodes on the hottest summer day of the year. The film was praised for its relevant depiction of race relations between whites and blacks and lauded actor Danny Aiello for his portrayal of Sal, a pizzeria owner, and director Spike Lee as Mookie, as the pizzeria’s deliveryman.
For more information, see the Pacem in Terris 50th Anniversary Film Series flyer.
