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Spike Lee released his latest body of work, a reboot of his 1986 film, ‘She’s Gotta Have It’ on Thanksgiving Day. There are numerous articles and reviews on the net about Nola Darling and her journey as a Black woman, her right to be free, and make her own decisions on her own terms and not give a care about what anyone says – FREEDOM.

Throughout our research we wanted to find out the inspiration behind the artwork for the film. Nola Darling is a visual artist and decides to create a series of street posters about a violent encounter that she had with a harasser [(“My Black Name Isn’t Baby Girl”)] – the body of work pays homage to “Stop Telling Women to Smile” series by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, the show’s art consultant.

Check out “She’s Gotta Have It” on Netflix today!

View the following art clips of Nola Darling (main character) from the film below.

PHOTOGRAPHED BY NICHOLE WASHINGTON; ILLUSTRATED BY NICHOLE WASHINGTON

PHOTOGRAPHED BY NICHOLE WASHINGTON; ILLUSTRATED BY NICHOLE WASHINGTON

PHOTOGRAPHED BY NICHOLE WASHINGTON; ILLUSTRATED BY NICHOLE WASHINGTON

PHOTOGRAPHED BY NICHOLE WASHINGTON; ILLUSTRATED BY NICHOLE WASHINGTON