Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood (2022-03-16)

Documentary | History |

Overview

In 1971, director Melvin Van Peebles turned the figure of the black hero in US cinema upside down with Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: the story of the making of a seminal movie that initiated the Blaxploitation movement, a short-lived but highly influential sub-genre in the years that followed.

Directed By: Catherine Bernstein Martine Delumeau

Star Cast: Sandra Nkake , Melvin Van Peebles , Max Van Peebles , Marguerite Van Peebles ,