Jackson Lewis Lee and Satchel Lee are the first Black siblings selected to represent “Hollywood’s next generation.”
Jackson Lewis Lee, left, and Satchel Lee outside their father’s studio in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.Credit…Adraint Bereal for The New York Times
Satchel and Jackson Lewis Lee are headed to Hollywood, but not for long, they say.
The siblings are in town this weekend as this year’s Golden Globes ambassadors, a largely ceremonial role traditionally reserved for the children of Hollywood’s elite.
The progeny of the Oscar-winning director Spike Lee and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, they are the first Black siblings selected for the role.
Coincidentally or not, they were chosen the same year that Spike Lee was snubbed, for his Vietnam veteran drama “Da 5 Bloods,” alongside other prominent Black creators and actors like Michaela Coel. The siblings say they are used to their father not always being recognized for his work.
“When he was making movies that nobody was responding to or they weren’t as big as they have been, it didn’t really faze him,” Satchel Lee said, adding that he would just move on to his next project.
The Los Angeles Times recently reported that there are no Black members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the group of 87 journalists who choose the Golden Globe nominees and winners.
Jackson Lewis Lee studied film and TV, and recently started a creative agency.Credit…Adraint Bereal for The New York Times
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Satchel Lee, who also studied film and TV, identifies as queer.Credit…Adraint Bereal for The New York Times
Earlier this month, the pair, who are both in their 20s, sat in their parents’ grayish blue living room on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, contemplating what is arguably their public debut.
“We’re excited to be the first siblings of color,” Ms. Lee said. “We’ll do it, so then you don’t have to say this again, because there’s going to be way more.”
The ambassadors each get a $25,000 grant to donate to an organization of their choice. Jackson Lewis Lee, 23, the first Black man to ever be ambassador, has chosen Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, a one-to-one mentoring organization.
Mr. Lee studied film and television at New York University, where his father is a tenured professor, and recently started a creative agency, Indigo212. He also has a director’s credit for “Thompson Farm,” a short film about a son who stands up to his bootlegger father, and filmed a short video for Coach that featured his father and sister, as well as the actor Michael B. Jordan.
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