Christine Chiu with Connie Britton and David O. Russell
Christine Chiu with Connie Britton and David O. Russell
Thora Birch
Thora Birch
Spike Lee with Pam Grier
Spike Lee with Pam Grier
Table setting
Table setting
Guests with Spike Lee
Guests with Spike Lee
Connie Britton
Connie Britton
Table setting
Table setting
Frances Fisher
Frances Fisher
Christine Chiu with Spike Lee, Dr. Gabriel Chiu and Tonya Lewis Lee
Christine Chiu with Spike Lee, Dr. Gabriel Chiu and Tonya Lewis Lee
Jasper Pääkkönen, Spike Lee and Paul Walter Hauser
Jasper Pääkkönen, Spike Lee and Paul Walter Hauser
February 25, 2019 | Parties
The incredible work of Spike Lee was celebrated at a special Oscars week luncheon for Ghetto Film School on Thursday, February 21. Held in West Hollywood at Tesse Restaurant, the event was held to recognize Spike Lee’s many incredible achievements, including his first-ever Academy Award nomination for Best Director this year and for the launch of Ghetto Film School’s new Chiu Scholars Fund. The fund will ensure that 100% of annual costs will be covered for every newly admitted Ghetto Film School Los Angeles student, thanks to the Chiu Family. During the event, Christine Chiu, Ghetto Film School CEO Stosh Mintek, and director David O. Russell talked about the impact Spike Lee has made on filmmakers. Transitioning from the speaking program into the luncheon, guests sat down to seats adorned with gifts of Lee's signature glasses and beret.
Photography by: Dina Douglass, Donato/Lucianna Faraone Coccia
