New image entertainment
New Image Entertainment is a production company and film studio that was founded in 1991 by Spike Lee and his production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks. The company is known for producing a wide range of films, including dramas, comedies, and documentaries.
Some of the notable films produced by New Image Entertainment include:
- "Malcolm X" (1992) - a biographical drama film about the life of Malcolm X, starring Denzel Washington
- "Clockers" (1995) - a crime drama film about a young man who becomes embroiled in a gang war in Brooklyn, starring Mekhi Phifer and Isaiah Washington
- "Get on the Bus" (1996) - a drama film about a group of African American activists who travel from New York to the 1993 World Trade Organization protests in Seattle, starring Charles S. Dutton and Andre Braugher
- "Bamboozled" (2000) - a comedy-drama film about a TV producer who creates a minstrel show, starring Damon Wayans and Savion Glover
- "She Hate Me" (2004) - a romantic comedy-drama film about a man who is hired by a group of women to be their sperm donor, starring Anthony Mackie and Kerry Washington
New Image Entertainment has also produced several documentaries, including "4 Little Girls" (1997), which won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, and "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" (2006), which was nominated for an Emmy Award.
The company is known for its commitment to telling stories about the African American experience and for its focus on social justice and activism.