BlacKkKlansman (2018) – Filming Locations
Crime / Comedy / Drama / History · Directed by Spike Lee · Starring John David Washington, Laura Harrier
Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.
Where was BlacKkKlansman filmed?
- Colorado Springs, United States, Colorado Springs – Ron Stallworth's early scenes as a police officer and establishment of his role in the department. The primary setting for the film where the true story took place; Spike Lee filmed extensively in the actual city where Stallworth conducted his undercover operation against the KKK
- New York, United States, New York – Ron Stallworth's experiences and cultural context as a Black man in America. Opening sequences establishing Stallworth's identity and background in Harlem before the Colorado assignment
- Philadelphia, United States, Philadelphia – Scenes depicting Stallworth's interactions and cultural narratives. Additional filming location used to establish setting and narrative context for the protagonist's journey