Melvin Van Peebles
1932 (92 года)Melvin "Block" Van Peebles (August 21, 1932 - September 21, 2021) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, novelist and composer.
He was most famous for creating the acclaimed film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, which heralded a new era of African American focused films. He was the father of actor and director Mario Van Peebles.
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Salty Dog Blues
Alfred Santana, Denise Belén Santiago
Melvin Van Peebles, Felipe Luciano
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 median age of 82, are beset with a host of life-threatening illnesses, the movie tells how they navigated issues of racism, disparities in the workplace, gender and familial relations.
Salty Dog Blues
Wattstax
Mel Stuart
Richard Pryor, Rufus Thomas
A documentary film about the Afro-American Woodstock concert held in Los Angeles seven years after the Watts riots. Director Mel Stuart mixes footage from the concert with footage of the living conditions in the current day Watts neighborhood. The film won the Golden Globe for Best Documentary Film.
Wattstax
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
Göran Olsson
Abiodun Oyewole, Talib Kweli
Examines the evolution of the Black Power Movement in US society from 1967 to 1975. It features footage of the movement shot by Swedish journalists in the United States during that period and includes the appearances of Angela Davis, Bobby Seale, Huey P. Newton, Eldridge Cleaver, and other activists, artists, and leaders central to the movement.
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door
Christine Acham, Clifford Ward
Sam Greenlee, Berlie Dixon
A documentary looking at the making and legacy of The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973).
Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door
La permission
Melvin Van Peebles
Harry Baird, Nicole Berger
Turner (Harry Baird), an African American soldier stationed in France, is granted a promotion and a three-day leave from base by his casually racist commanding officer and heads to Paris, where he finds whirlwind romance with a white woman (Nicole Berger)—but what happens to their love when his furlough is over?
The Story of a Three-Day Pass
Oscar Micheaux - The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
Francesco Zippel
Gian Luca Farinelli, Chuck D
A look at the extraordinary achievements and contemporary legacy of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film industry.
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
Joe Angio
Marva Allen, Emanuel Azenberg
Melvin Van Peebles was one of the first black directors to challenge the white establishment in his films, which include "Watermelon Man" and "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." In this documentary, the life of Van Peebles is discussed, including his work not only in film, but also as a novelist, actor, musician, stock trader and even Air Force pilot. Interview subjects include Gil Scott-Heron, Spike lee and Melvin's son and fellow filmmaker, Mario Van Peebles.
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
BaadAsssss Cinema
Isaac Julien
Larry Cohen, Tamara Dobson
With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather than a complete record. It features interviews with some of the genre's biggest stars, like Fred Williamson, Pam Grier, and Richard Roundtree. Director Melvin Van Peebles discusses the historical importance of his landmark film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. For a contemporary perspective, the excitable Quentin Tarantino offers his spirited commentary and author/critic bell hooks provides some scholarly social analysis.
BaadAsssss Cinema
Watermelon Man
Melvin Van Peebles
Godfrey Cambridge, Estelle Parsons
Jeff Gerber, a racist insurance agent and fitness freak, lives in a typical suburban neighborhood. But Jeff's bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is turned upside down when his skin inexplicably turns dark overnight. As Jeff tries to come to terms with this unexplained phenomenon that has befallen him, he soon becomes the victim himself, when all of his friends and neighbors suddenly shun and harass him.
Watermelon Man
Last Action Hero
John McTiernan
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austin O'Brien
Following the death of his father, young Danny Madigan takes comfort in watching action movies featuring the indestructible Los Angeles cop Jack Slater. After being given a magic ticket by theater manager Nick, Danny is sucked into the screen and bonds with Slater. When evil fictional villain Benedict gets his hands on the ticket and enters the real world, Danny and Jack must follow and stop him.
Last Action Hero
Panther
Mario Van Peebles
Kadeem Hardison, Bokeem Woodbine
Panther is a semi-historic film about the origins of The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The movie spans about 3 years (1966-68) of the Black Panther's history in Oakland. Panther also uses historical footage (B/W) to emphasize some points.
Panther
