Melvin Van Peebles Movies

  • 2021
    Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

    Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

    Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

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    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
  • 1968
    The Story of a Three-Day Pass

    The Story of a Three-Day Pass

    The Story of a Three-Day Pass

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    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...

    The Story of a Three-Day Pass
  • 2022
    Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood

    Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood

    Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood

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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...

    Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
  • 1987
    The Day They Came to Arrest the Book

    The Day They Came to Arrest the Book

    The Day They Came to Arrest the Book

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    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...

    The Day They Came to Arrest the Book
  • 2000
    Bellyful

    Bellyful

    Bellyful

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

    Bellyful
  • 1996
    Calm at Sunset

    Calm at Sunset

    Calm at Sunset

    6.51996HD

    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...

    Calm at Sunset
  • 2005
    Unstoppable

    Unstoppable

    Unstoppable

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

    Unstoppable
  • 1970
    SMUT

    SMUT

    SMUT

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    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...

    SMUT
  • 1995
    Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom

    Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom

    Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom

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

    Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom
  • 1961
    500 Francs

    500 Francs

    500 Francs

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

    500 Francs
  • 2003
    The Real Deal: What It Is

    The Real Deal: What It Is

    The Real Deal: What It Is

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    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...

    The Real Deal: What It Is
  • 2009
    Directors on Directing

    Directors on Directing

    Directors on Directing

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

    Directors on Directing
  • 1957
    Three Pick-Up Men for Herrick

    Three Pick-Up Men for Herrick

    Three Pick-Up Men for Herrick

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    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...

    Three Pick-Up Men for Herrick
  • 1957
    Sunlight

    Sunlight

    Sunlight

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    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.

    Sunlight
  • 2012
    Salty Dog Blues

    Salty Dog Blues

    Salty Dog Blues

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    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...

    Salty Dog Blues