Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood

2022-03-1653m14+

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.

Cast:Sandra Nkake, Melvin Van Peebles, Max Van Peebles, Marguerite Van Peebles, Mike Sargent, Mario Van Peebles,

Genre:Documentary, History,

country:France,

Production:13 Prods, ARTE, Pop'Films,

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