We want to thank our friend, Mark Anthony Neal @NewBlackMan for alerting us to this documentary film on “The Spook Who Sat By the Door”. “Spook” was based on the Sam Greenlee’s 1969 novel. Greenlee and actor/director Ivan Dixon set out to raise money from black communities around the country to fund the making of this commercial film. At the time, “Spook” was considered controversial among law enforcement officials. We know the word empowered is over used today, but Greenlee and Dixon managed to get black people to give money to make a film that they wanted to see without backing from Hollywood. At the time the film was considered controversial and pulled from theaters. Check out the original trailer, parts of the Soundtrack written by Herbie Hancock, and the trailer for the documentary.
