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Do the Right Thing

Dates with showtimes for Do the Right Thing
  • Thu, Feb 20
  • Fri, Feb 21
  • Sat, Feb 22
  • Sun, Feb 23

The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve.  For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats.  Screening will begin promptly at midnight.

Director: Spike Lee Run Time: 120 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1989

Starring: Danny Aiello, John Turturro, Ossie Davis, Richard Edson, Spike Lee

Fight the power with Spike Lee’s 1989 masterpiece Do the Right Thing, screening as part of our Concrete Dreams series!

Salvatore “Sal” Fragione (Danny Aiello) is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin’ Out (Giancarlo Esposito), becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria’s Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin’ Out believes a pizzeria in a Black neighborhood should showcase Black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin’ Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise on the hottest day of the summer.

Often listed as Spike Lee’s best as well as one of the greatest films of all time, Do the Right Thing resonates with a scorching sociopolitical fury that proves ever more relevant thirty years onward.

Concrete Dreams: Black Identity in the Urban Frame is a series that explores the profound relationship between Black Cinema and the cities that shape its narratives. Each film in the series not only tells a compelling story, but also positions the urban environment as a central character—its streets, culture, and communities influencing the lives, struggles, and triumphs of its inhabitants. By highlighting stories that intertwine identity, culture, and place, this series invites audiences to reflect on the dynamic interplay between people and the environments they call home, showcasing how these cities pulse through the heart of Black storytelling.

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