The latest in Spike Lee’s Chronicles of
Brooklyn - which also include She's Gotta Have It, Do the Right Thing,
Crookyln, Clocker and He Got Game, "Red Hook Summer" tells the story of
Flik Royale, a sullen young boy from middle-class Atlanta who has come
to spend the summer with his deeply religious grandfather, Bishop Enoch
Rouse, in the housing projects of Red Hook. Having never met before,
things quickly get off on the wrong foot as Bishop Enoch relentlessly
attempts to convert Flik into a follower of Jesus Christ. Between his
grandfather’s constant preaching and the culture shock of inner-city
life, Flik’s summer appears to be a total disaster--until he meets Chazz
Morningstar, a pretty girl his age, who shows Flik the brighter side of
Brooklyn. Through her love and the love of his grandfather, Flik begins
to realize that the world is a lot bigger, and perhaps a lot better,
than he’d ever imagined.download
