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

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

7.5 53 min Movie
DocumentaryHistory

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.

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Cast

Sandra Nkake Sandra Nkake Self - Narrator (voice)
Melvin Van Peebles Melvin Van Peebles Self
Max Van Peebles Max Van Peebles Self
Marguerite Van Peebles Marguerite Van Peebles Self
Mike Sargent Mike Sargent Self
Mario Van Peebles Mario Van Peebles Self
Reginald Hudlin Reginald Hudlin Self
Sandra Rush Sandra Rush Self
Donna Dubrow Donna Dubrow Self
Bill Duke Bill Duke Self
Philip Hart Philip Hart Self
Mandela Van Peebles Mandela Van Peebles Self

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