Martin Scorsese Self-Shoots Short Film for BBC About Being in Isolation

You can’t keep a good man locked down.

Raymond Motadi, writer of Feminine Lotus

«Will history stop repeating itself?» Spike Lee asks as much at the start of a minute-and-a-half-long short film he shared on Twitter, which splices clips from his 1989 film,, with footage of the police killings of Eric Garner in 2014 and George Floyd in May.

Spike Lee has released a powerful short film that splices together the deaths of George Floyd and Eric Garner with clips from the climax of his 1989 film “Do the Right Thing,” calling Floyd, Garner and the character Radio Raheem “3 Brothers.”

Spike Lee has made his own powerful statement about the death of George Floyd at the hands of police by releasing a short film comparing his treatment to a scene from his film Do The Right Thing.

"Will history stop repeating itself?"

Spike Lee has made his own powerful statement about the death of George Floyd at the hands of police by releasing a short film comparing his treatment to a scene from his film Do The Right Thing. Floyd passed away last Monday after being apprehended by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with Derek Chauvin, an officer who was filmed kneeling on his neck facing a third degree murder charge and three other officers dismissed over the incident.

Over 30 years later and “Do the Right Thing” still sadly rings true.

By Nellie Andreeva

By Gene Maddaus

Even in lockdown, Martin Scorsese can’t keep from making movies.

Martin Scorsese self-shot a short film in his New York City home that saw him reflect on his self-isolation caused by the coronavirus pandemic through the lens of classic films. The 77-year-old director filmed the short for the BBC series “Lockdown Culture with Mary Beard,” which has seen many prominent Hollywood figures tell their stories of being in lockdown due to the pandemic through various creative means.

A little more than a month ago, it was reported that Martin Scorsese, once again, found himself with a budgetary problem. Coming off the very expensive film, “The Irishman,” the filmmaker is now preparing to begin production on his next period drama, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” and Scorsese is asking for a lot of money to make that film a reality.

The director shot the film himself

If you’ve been a regular viewing of David Lynch’s recent YouTube work, you know that the filmmaker has been taking the time to post daily weather updates during the lockdown. But it appears that tomorrow, the filmmaker is breaking up that stream of videos to post something that will attract more than just amateur meteorologists.

Martin Scorsese is set to join the ranks of David F. Sandberg and Lotta Losten, Spike Lee, Michel Gondry, and other filmmakers as people who have taken their time in COVID-19-induced lockdown to create something new.

Apple is coming on board to help finance Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” which Paramount will distribute theatrically, an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap. However, another individual told TheWrap that there is no deal in place yet.

Martin Scorsese has made a short film for the BBC about being stuck in isolation.