Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood (2022)
2022 · 0h 53m · Documentary, History
Genres: Documentary, History
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.
Director: Catherine Bernstein, Martine Delumeau
Cinematography: Jérôme Colin
Editor: Benoît Alavoine
Cast
Sandra Nkake as Self - Narrator (voice)Melvin Van Peebles as SelfMax Van Peebles as SelfMarguerite Van Peebles as SelfMike Sargent as SelfMario Van Peebles as SelfReginald Hudlin as SelfSandra Rush as SelfDonna Dubrow as SelfBill Duke as SelfPhilip Hart as SelfMandela Van Peebles as SelfMore like this
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