Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in HollywoodMovie
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.
About Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood is a 2022 documentary, history movie directed by Catherine Bernstein, Martine Delumeau.
The production information lists a runtime of 53m, production credits from France, an original language code of FR.
The credited cast includes Sandra Nkake, Melvin Van Peebles, Max Van Peebles, Marguerite Van Peebles. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
