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

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.

Genre: Documentary, History

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

Crew: Catherine Bernstein (Director), Martine Delumeau (Director), Pasquin Mariani (Sound), Benoît Alavoine (Editor), Jérôme Colin (Director of Photography)

Country: France

Language: EnglishFrançais

Studio: 13 Prods, ARTE, Pop'Films

Runtime: 53 minutes

Quality: HD

Released: Mar 16, 2022

IMDb: 3

Keywords:cinema on cinema, blaxploitation cinema, cinema history, usa cinema

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

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