Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
7.5
4 votes
2022
53m
Documentary
History
Overview
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.
Directed by Catherine Bernstein, Martine Delumeau
Top cast
Details
Status
Released
Release date
March 16, 2022
Budget
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Revenue
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Language
English, French
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