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Spike Lee to Direct Video
Oscar-nominated helmer to direct the debut music video of recording artists
Lizz Wright.
Tuesday, August 26, 2003
By Buzz Johnson
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It's not uncommon for a director to get his start helming videos and then jump to television or the big screen, but it's less common for a director to make the reverse move, which is just what Oscar and Emmy-nominated director and writer Spike Lee did. He has signed on to direct the first music video by Verve recording artist Lizz Wright.
Wright, a 23-year old native of Hahira, Georgia, released her critically-acclaimed debut recording Salt in May of this year. The video will be for the song "Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly," which was penned by Chick Corea and Neville Potter and was a hit for Brazilian singer Flora Purim in the mid-70s. Lee will shoot the video on the 25th and 26th of August on Martha's Vineyard.
Ron Goldstein, president and CEO of the Verve Music Group, noted, "It is especially gratifying that Spike discovered Lizz totally on his own and reached out to us after hearing her music and seeing her perform live. We're all very excited to be working with such a visionary director."
Lee commented, "She [Wright] is a wonderful new artist, and I'm happy to be directing her video." Lee recently wrapped the documentary Jim Brown: All-American for HBO and co-authored a children's book called Please, Baby, Please with his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee.
Since signing with Verve, Wright has toured the country as a headliner and has opened for such legendary talent as Al Green, Al Jarreau, Ray Charles, the Neville Brothers and the Crusaders. She has also performed at the Hollywood Bowl's Tribute to Billie Holiday and participated in various commemorative concerts honoring the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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