Movies

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...

Maverick director Melvin Van Peebles translates his own satirical novel to the screen with this multi-national portrait of race, class, and...

As an African American family and friends gather in an apartment for a house party, two mischief-making devil-bats take human form in order to break...

A look at the development of film making and its contribution to the social and political times form the perspective of Black film makers.

Drama about a young man who defies his parents by dropping out of college to pursue his dream of owning a fishing boat, following in the footsteps of...

A look at the extraordinary achievements and contemporary legacy of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film industry.

A young boy receives a mystical motorcycle that transforms into a woman when he rides it at night.

The film looks at men and women of color in the U.S. Merchant Marine from 1938-1975. Through chronicling the lives of these men and women who, with a...

The second short film Melvin Van Peebles made in San Francisco before decamping for Europe is a striking portrait of a group of day labourers...

A black man steals to afford to marry the woman he loves. After being released from prison, he returns in time to see his daughter's wedding.

A boy sees a 500-franc note under a sewer grate and tries to retrieve it.

This twenty-two minute interview with Melvin Van Peebles has the cult filmmaker starting things off by lighting a cigar, which is something he has...

A high school is rocked by a contentious debate over whether or not "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" should be removed from its library for...

An interview/overview on the influential careers of Gordon Parks, Ossie Davis, and Melvin Van Peebles.