9/14/10: Filmmaker Spike Lee

KUER 90.1

Published September 12, 2010 at 11:46 PM MDT

By Doug Fabrizio

Salt Lake City, Utah – Filmmaker Spike Lee has said he doesn't think racism can be eliminated in his lifetime, but that hasn't stopped him from pointing his camera at some of the most complex issues in American society. His body of work includes feature films like "Do the Right Thing" and "Malcolm X" and documentaries that explore race, gender and class. Lee is in Utah and he joins Doug to talk about his nearly 25 year career and about the America he sees through his lens.

Spike Lee is in Utah to deliver the Tanner Lecture on Human Values for the Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah. Tickets are no longer available for this event.

Lee's most recent work is the documentary "If God Is Willing And Da Creek Don't Rise," currently airing on HBO. For details about the film and a schedule of show times, click here

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