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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Spike Lee: the Making of "Red Hook Summer" [Watch (HLS stream): Spike Lee: the Making of "Red Hook Summer"](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/RJZGBPpV.m3u8) (5:55)  _Published 2012-08-09. Director-writer Spike Lee and actor Nate Parker talk to Time about Lee’s just released film 'Red Hook Summer'_ --- Jul 27, 2023 3:26 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Joy-Ann Reid Interviews Spike Lee](/video/DVLJRpSv/) ### Joy-Ann Reid Interviews Spike Lee [Spike Lee on Gentrification](/video/RFamnNg6/) ### Spike Lee on Gentrification [Lee Child on Summer Reading](/video/tq3JacXd/) ### Lee Child on Summer Reading --- ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] Hi, I'm Madison Gray, here with Spike Lee and Nat Parker, the director and co- star of Spike's new film Red Hook Summer. The latest in the chronicles of Brooklyn series that Spike's doing, comes out August 10th here in New York and August 24th and 31st elsewhere in the country and I want to take a little time to ask these guys a couple questions about the film, and what it takes to make such a great piece of art, or? tell me something. This is number six in the chronicles of Brooklyn. While the turn after 14 years there has been a lot of stuff but, you're back in Brooklyn, back in the red hooker as a matter of fact. Two things really happened. Number one, James McBride grew up in Redhook. The church we used in the film, his parents founded that church. And also, when Carmello Anthony got traded to the Knicks, I did he, he signed a Boost Mobile, you know, a phone thing deal. And the contact may do a short film on him. And so we, we, we started Madison Square Garden and then jumped in a SUV and we drove to Red Hook. A lot of people don't know this, but he was born in Brooklyn, born and raised in Red Hook. [ UNKNOWN ] Lorraine street apartment once he and, and his family moved to West Baltimore. So it was really those elements of Red Hook, James and I discussed, he said we should make it take place here. the, the kids in this, in this movie. Jules Brown and, and Toni Lysaith, you know these. Lysaith. Lysaith. Let me get it right, Lysaith. Right. OK. This film, this film seems to be you know, told through their eyes. And you do, youve done a lot with kids [ UNKNOWN ] and other films everything. Is it easier to tell your story through the eyes of children, do they have like a way of seeing things that makes it easier for people to digest. I dont think it makes it easy, but its I like working with children and. Tony and Jules go to my old Junior High School, and there's a drama teacher there named Mr. Edward Robinson who's phenomal. So, once I wrote this script I knew I would find the two kids there in Mr. Robinson's class that's what happened. That's what's up, I got you. Now, Nate, you just came from a great turn in [ UNKNOWN ] war hero In that movie. Now, is this new role for you, is that, is, is this a big departure for you? It's completely different than, you know, what you did in Red Tails. Is this what she wanted for you, sir? Of course you can take that call for me preacher man. But the next time you mention my mother's name, the real talk? No disrespect. I just wanted you to meet my grandson [ INAUDIBLE ]. [ CROSSTALK ] Well, dep, departure, I don't know. I mean, I don't know if I'd call it a departure, I'd just say it's something new. You know, It's this kind of thing, when, when you get a call from, from Spike. When you're in this business and you're a young actor, a young black actor coming up it's kind of like the paternal feeling of you know, this is someone that I've looked up to my entire life as, as a man outside of film. And a as, a leader in the film industry so for him to, to ask me to be a part of this. He could have asked me to do anything, any role for any reason and I would have said yes because I trust him. That's inherent. So, you know I welcome difficulty and challenges in roles because I think that gives an opportunity to touch a different aspect of life that can touch someone else. This project will. And, and there's a Brooklyn Blood, or a Cali Blood that'll see this project and be able to identify with Box's character. With that feeling of being, a, abandoned, and that feeling of feeling like not, not having someone there to support him in his transition period from young man to man. That 13, 14, 15 year old period. So, I mean, is that what attracted you to Box's character, when you first read for it? I didn't read for it. He didn't read for it. Oh, wow. He sounds like, please do this. [ LAUGH ] No way. So Please do it. Now, listen, is this a conclusion of your chronicles of Brooklyn? No, no Is, is there more stuff? You know, more stories to tell, more hoods, more, you know Yeah, remember, remember that show The Naked City? Mm- hm. Their line was the [ INAUDIBLE ] stories in the naked city. But there's four million left in Brooklyn. [ LAUGH ] Now this is, it's a lot more to tell what the story will be [ UNKNOWN ] but it's not done yet. Right, I got you. I got you. Now what's net for 40 acres. You know, is it going to be for little girls or the latest one. If guys are willing and the creek don't rise? We have another documentary we're finishing now. It's called Bad 25. And it's about the, the making of Michael Jackson's Bad album. Right. And that's gonna, that's gonna, you know, bring people back to the whole Michael Jackson phenomenon, because it's been what? 3 years, since he passed away. 25 years since Bad. And. [ CROSSTALK ] It'll be, August 31st will be 25 years. Right, you know. Is there a lot of stuff that we don't know about Bad? Oh, yeah. I mean, I did this film, this documentary, with the cooperation of Sony Records, Epic Records and the Michael Jackson Estate. So I had full access to... Michael Jack's archives. There's stuff in this documentary people have never seen before. Wow. Okay. Never. Wow. So, everybody's gonna be surprised. Yes. Okay. Okay, cuz we all want new Michael Jackson stuff, but. [ LAUGH ] They had 25. Alright one more question, off the cuff. Off the cuff here, the Knicks are coming to Brooklyn. Hmm. Alright does that mean you gonna you know, you know become a Nets fan or all Nets all the time. Orange and blue all the time, orange and blue. Okey, you guys, thanks alot brothers. 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