Melvin Van Peebles

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...

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

A former U.S. marshal discovers that all of the survivors of his old unit are experiencing the same symptoms simultaneously and there may be a larger ...

The story follows what happens when a child psychologist surprises his girlfriend by showing up at her political family's annual get-together at their...

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 ...

In Tennessee, Bailey, a debt-straddled blues guitarist, is escorted across the state by a man named Augy so that he can collect his recently deceased ...

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...

A documentary looking at the making and legacy of The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973).

Chronicles the rise and fall of 1970s New York City nightclub Plato's Retreat.

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

THE BLACK LIST: VOL. 2 profiles some of today's most fascinating African-Americans. From the childhood inspirations that shaped their ambitions, to th...

A semi-autobiographical story about an adventurer whose journeys take him from Harlem to the high seas and back again

A semi-autobiographical story about an adventurer whose journeys take him from Harlem to the high seas and back again

BLACKOUT takes you inside the personal journey of what went down and what it was really like in Brooklyn, NY on August 14. It examines the nature of m...

Three converging story lines involving bootleggers, a serial killer and drug dealers are followed. A former drug dealer tries to go straight, but come...

Featuring Robert Crumb, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tiny Tim, Russ Meyer and more this volume of the “Midnight Blue” collection focuses on celebrities.

Melvin Van Peebles was one of the first black directors to challenge the white establishment in his films, which include "Watermelon Man" and "Sweet S...

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

Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." Playin...

When a psychotic Santa tries to destroy Chanukah by hypnotizing Jewish children with bootlegged copies of the Christmas classic "It's a Wonderful Life...

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 don...

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 don...

With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather than...

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

A masseur gets mixed up in the family plots at the mansion of a recently deceased Beverly Hills millionaire.

A history of the racially stereotyped portrayal of African Americans in cinema, hosted by film pioneer Melvin Van Peebles.

A history of the racially stereotyped portrayal of African Americans in cinema, hosted by film pioneer Melvin Van Peebles.

In April 1992, following the notorious Rodney King verdict, the streets of Los Angeles became a battlefield, the backdrop to four personal intertwined...

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 black police officer discovers a cell of white supremacist vigilantes within his department.

A black police officer discovers a cell of white supremacist vigilantes within his department.

A series of erotic short films, all with similar unexpected endings.

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 Pa...

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 Pa...

From the immensely popular FIST OF THE NORTH STAR comic book series, comes a new hero. The fate of mankind rests with superhuman warrior Kenshiro who ...

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

A maverick skydiver and a former KGB agent team up to stop the Russian mafia from stealing gold.

Arrabal's sixth film based on his novel from 1969 with the same name as the movie.

After his father's death, a young boy finds solace in action movies featuring an indestructible cop. Given a magic ticket by a theater manager, he is ...

A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold. They travel to the West where their leader searches for...

Marcus is a successful advertising executive who woos and beds women almost at will. After a company merger he finds that his new boss, the ravishing ...

Satchmo. There are few people in this country - or around the world - who will not recognize that name. Louis Armstrong embodied 20th-century American...

In order to escape from the mob, an African-American man must disguise himself as a white man.

The Behind-the-Scenes documentary of the dramatic comedy Do the Right Thing.

A rapper finds himself possessed by the soul of a dead fashion designer; frequently switching personalities.

A rapper finds himself possessed by the soul of a dead fashion designer; frequently switching personalities.

Put your fingers in the holes and let them do the walking - right into the world of 976-STUD! New comers April West and Amanda Tyler head a cast of se...

14-year-old Enid Crowley hates her name and everything about her boring life. All this changes when she becomes a full-time babysitter to a sheltered ...

After another deadly shark attack, Ellen Brody decides she has had enough of New England's Amity Island and moves to the Caribbean to join her son, Mi...

O.C. and Stiggs aren't your average unhappy teenagers. They not only despise their suburban surroundings, but they also plot against it. They seek rev...

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 langua...

The zany crew of a New York cable TV station accidentally bounce a signal off the moon, bringing them worldwide attention.

The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.

Upon learning that their grandmother is not long for this world, Nate and Priscilla Simmons pack up their kids and leave Detroit to head down South. E...

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 u...

A documentary film about the Afro-American Woodstock concert held in Los Angeles seven years after the Watts riots. Director Mel Stuart mixes footage ...

After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the ghetto community and s...

After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the ghetto community and s...

A racist insurance agent lives in a typical suburban neighborhood, but his bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is ...

A racist insurance agent lives in a typical suburban neighborhood, but his bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is ...

Commercial director Serge Faberge is having an affair with Evelyne, the 18 year old fiancee of friend Hugh. His own pregnant wife Francoise usually do...

Turner, a black American soldier, is given three days leave in Paris. Not knowing what to do with himself, he goes to a nightclub where he meets a Fre...

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

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 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.

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 competin...

Wide eyed Marty O Neil (Lee Homes) takes to the road on a quest to give his life meaning. When his motorcycle breaks down outside an adult bookstore i...