Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Documentary, History
Cast: Reginald Hudlin, Mario Van Peebles, Melvin Van Peebles
Director: Catherine Bernstein
Country: France
Quality: HD
Duration: 53 min
Release: 03/16/2022
IMDb Rating: 8.0/10
