Story highlights Lee, a Sanders surrogate, cut a 30-second spot for the Vermont senator

Harry Belafonte begins the ad saying, "People of color have a deeply vested interest in what Bernie Sanders brings to us"

New York (CNN) With the New York primary contest heating up, Bernie Sanders' campaign on Saturday released a new television ad produced by director Spike Lee that features younger and older generations of New Yorkers who support Sanders.

The Academy Award-nominated director and Sanders surrogate cut a 30-second spot for the Vermont senator, which features various surrogates for the Sanders campaign speaking directly to the camera and potential voters.

Singer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte begins the ad, saying, "People of color have a deeply vested interest in what Bernie Sanders brings to us in this election."

Activists Erica Garner and Shaun King also offer praise for the presidential candidate.

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