Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood (2022)
Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood (2022)
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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Sandra Nkake Sandra Nkake As: Self - Narrator (voice)
Melvin Van Peebles Melvin Van Peebles As: Self
Max Van Peebles Max Van Peebles As: Self
Marguerite Van Peebles Marguerite Van Peebles As: Self
Mike Sargent Mike Sargent As: Self
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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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Genres: Documentary, History

Language: English, Français

Release Date: 16 March 2022

Country: FR

Runtime: 53m

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Company: 13 Prods, ARTE, Pop'Films

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Jérôme Colin

Jérôme Colin

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