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With exactly two weeks left on his Kickstarter campaign, Spike Lee has raised just over half of the $1,250,000 he's looking for to fund his next joint. More rewards have been added, friends and colleagues continue to voice their support and Lee is driving hard to the hoop for the movie that he's still keeping the details about under wraps. But this week he's unveiled slightly more. First off, he's added his first cast member, selecting Zaraah Abrahams to take the female lead role. She's a British actress, mostly known for her stints on "Coronation Street" and "Waterloo Road," but Lee discovered her in the student film "Black Girl In Paris." And we'll let him explain it from here: English Actor, Ms. Zaraah Abrahams has been offered the Woman Lead in my New Film here on Kickstarter. I first saw Zaraah in Black Girl In Paris, this is a Nyu Grad...

An update I'm sure you all would like to be made aware of from the Kickstarter page for Spike Lee's mystery joint (thanks Numa for the heads-up): English Actor, Ms. Zaraah Abrahams has been offered the Woman Lead in my New Film here on Kickstarter. I first saw Zaraah in Black Girl In Paris, this is a Nyu Grad Thesis Film Directed by Kiandra Parks, a Student of mine. I remember Kiandra screening a rough cut of her film in my Nyu Office, as I watched I kept being drawn to the Co-Star, she was dominating this 20 Minute Film. After the screening was done I told Kiandra that “She had a very good film” and “Who is the Co-Star? What is her name? Where did she come from? How did you find her?...

British actress Zaraah Abrahams has been offered the "Woman Lead" in Spike Lee's new film, which the director is funding via Kickstarter. Lee made the announcement on his Kickstarter page on Monday:

I first saw Zaraah in Black Girl In Paris, this is a Nyu Grad Thesis Film Directed by Kiandra Parks, a Student of mine. I remember Kiandra screening a rough cut of her film in my Nyu Office, as I watched I kept being drawn to the Co-Star, she was dominating this 20 Minute Film. After the screening was done I told Kiandra that “She had a very good film” and “Who is the Co-Star? What is her name? Where did she come from? How did you find her? How come she is the Co-Star and not the lead? I need to get in touch with her.” I tracked her down and Zarrah is even better than I thought.