Spike Lee, which is a moniker for his real name, Shelton, is a Black director whose films, such as, Malcolm X and School Daze, frequently feature themes of Black culture and racial tension in America. Born in pre-civil rights Georgia, but moving to Brooklyn, New York as a child, Spike Lee draws on his experiences in his formative years for his film, Do the Right Thing, which is written specifically about his neighborhood. Spike Lee frequently casts himself, uses the “double dolly” filming technique, and features the phrase “wake up” as a call to the viewer’s social and moral conscience.