3 Brothers-Radio Raheem, Eric Garner And George Floyd. pic.twitter.com/EB0cXQELzE
— Spike Lee (@SpikeLeeJoint) June 1, 2020
Spike Lee released the above short film, “3 Brothers,” combining footage of the arrests of George Floyd and Eric Garner, black men who were killed by police, with the scene from his classic movie “Do The Right Thing” (1989) in which police choke and kill the fictional character Radio Raheem.
Lee premiered “3 Brothers” during the CNN special “I Can’t Breathe: Black Men Living & Dying In America. Also watch Lee’s comments below:
"The attack on black bodies has been here from the get-go," says filmmaker Spike Lee, responding to protests over George Floyd's death. "…I am not condoning all this other stuff but I understand why people are doing what they are doing." https://t.co/K5Gzn1gRT0 pic.twitter.com/sxnZJ9xRpi
— CNN Tonight (@CNNTonight) June 1, 2020