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40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks is the production company of Spike Lee, founded in 1979. The company name is a reference to the phrase most often used to refer to the early Reconstruction period policy and episode of events , in which certain recently emancipated black families on the Georgia coast were given lots of land no larger than 40 acres ...
- 1979; 44 years ago
- South Elliott Place, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks is the production company of director Spike Lee, founded in 1979. It was named after an historical event where in 1865, General William T. Sherman ordered the distribution of 40 acres of lots to some freed African-American families on the Georgia coast, and also distributed some army mules .
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Dec 17, 2021 · Oscar-winning filmmaker Spike Lee has signed a multiyear feature deal with Netflix. Under the agreement, Lee will direct and produce narrative features through his Forty Acres and a Mule...
Jan 24, 2022 · January 24, 2022 1:55pm. Sergio Garcia. EXCLUSIVE: After making a new overall deal at Netflix for his 40 Acres And A Mule Filmworks late last year, Spike Lee has set Steven Jackson to...
We’ve all heard the story of the “40 acres and a mule” promise to former slaves. It’s a staple of black history lessons, and it’s the name of Spike Lee’s film company. The promise was...
