Famous Figures

Historical and fictional figures mapped to the sixteen values.

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Courage · SEJF

director Contemporary

Spike Lee

Lee's documented refusal to adjust the racial specificity of his films for white audiences, his acceptance of commercial risk to maintain the political integrity of his work, and his insistence on telling stories that Hollywood considered unmarketable, reflect a Courage orientation applied to the economics of cultural production.

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Courage · SEJF

director Contemporary

Ava DuVernay

DuVernay's documented commitment to amplifying stories the industry routinely passed over - the Selma campaign that studios wanted to soften, the 13th documentary that argued mass incarceration is slavery by another name - reflect a Courage orientation in which the filmmaker accepts commercial risk to say what the culture needs to hear.

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