As protests continue to flair up every night in America due to the killing of George Floyd, the director has debuted a new short film to shine an even greater light on the injustices that Black Americans have faced over the years.
He’s always used his art to send a message, and this time around, that paints Floyd, Eric Garner, and Radio Raheem as brothers in solidarity.
As the officers wrestle Garner to the ground, clips of the Do The Right Thing scene where Radio Raheem’s character gets killed after being put into a chokehold by NYPD are spliced in.
The short film premiered during Lee’s appearance on CNN’s I Can’t Breathe: Black Men Living and Dying in America on May 31, anchored by Don Lemon.
It was one of the many instances that led to racial tensions rising in NYC in the 1980s, which is not a far cry from the protests that have been occurring –amid a pandemic– because of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin killing George Floyd.
