Soul Cine: Film in Perspective: Do The Right Thing

SOUL:CINÉ bi-monthly cinema club, is for film lovers to forge friendships, old & new, whilst basking in the glow and wonder of Black Cinema, in the heart of Luton’s cultural quarter.

Do The Right Thing + Short Film

Director: Spike Lee / 1989 / USA / Duration: 110mins

Hey, Sal, How come you ain’t got no brother up on the wall here?….Buggin’ Out

Set over 24 hours on the hottest day of the year in Brooklyn New York’s, Bedford-Stuyvesant neighbourhood, Do The Right Thing, tracks Mookie, played by Spike Lee, as he delivers Sal’s Famous pizza, and gives us a front row seat as he navigates family, a kaleidoscope of friendships, work, gentrification, duty, and loyalty.  As temperatures soar the ties that bind these connections melt under the heat of race, sex, obligation, and unrealistic expectations. 

Featuring a thumping soundtrack and stellar cast, which includes Danny Aiello, Rosie Perez, Joie Lee, Giancarlo Esposito, John Turturro, Samuel Jackson, Robin Harris, Bill Nunn, alongside legends Ruby Dee & Ossie Davies, Do The Right Thing remains a towering and timeless tour de force of film-making, and is as urgent and necessary today, as it was upon it’s initial release some 37 years ago.  

So don your freshest pair of MYKAL JAW-DANS and join us for what is sure to be a special night of music, classic cinema, merch, and giveaways.