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... just came back from talk by Spike Lee. I was introduced to his work first in the video editing class I took in grad school. I was quite impressed and thought that he must be more popular in the indie film scene. Well, that's also because I haven't seen any of his feature films. But that might not be so true now after looking at the list of films (and provocations) he produced combined with the jam-packed auditorium tonight. Quite an interesting night... learned that he was in the same class as Ang Lee in NYU back in the 80s... He also talked about his upcoming movie, the Miracle at St. Ana, based on a novel by James McBride. It features a really important but often neglected stories of the all black soldiers from US 92nd Division that fought in WW2 in Italy. I was quite honored tonight actually because they managed to bring two of the WW2 veterans from that batalion in the audience. It is moment like this in your life that keeps you inspired in a sublime way... something that's always etched in you and all your creative works...