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

Plot: 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.
Release Date: Wednesday, March 16 2022
2 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Sandra NkakeSandra Nkake
Sandra Nkake was
48 in Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
as 'Self - Narrator (voice)'.
Thu, Nov 15 1973
Portrait of Melvin Van PeeblesMelvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles would have been no older than
89 in Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
as 'Self'.
Sun, Aug 21 1932 –
Tue, Sep 21 2021
Portrait of Max Van PeeblesMax Van Peebles
Max Van Peebles was
>> in Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
as 'Self'.
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Portrait of Marguerite Van PeeblesMarguerite Van Peebles
Marguerite Van Peebles was
>> in Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
as 'Self'.
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Portrait of Mike SargentMike Sargent
Mike Sargent was
>> in Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
as 'Self'.
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Portrait of Mario Van PeeblesMario Van Peebles
Mario Van Peebles was
65 in Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
as 'Self'.
Tue, Jan 15 1957
Portrait of Reginald HudlinReginald Hudlin
Reginald Hudlin was
60 in Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
as 'Self'.
Fri, Dec 15 1961
Portrait of Sandra RushSandra Rush
Sandra Rush was
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as 'Self'.
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Portrait of Donna DubrowDonna Dubrow
Donna Dubrow was
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as 'Self'.
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Portrait of Bill DukeBill Duke
Bill Duke was
79 in Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
as 'Self'.
Fri, Feb 26 1943
Portrait of Philip HartPhilip Hart
Philip Hart was
>> in Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
as 'Self'.
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Portrait of Mandela Van PeeblesMandela Van Peebles
Mandela Van Peebles was
27 in Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
as 'Self'.
Sat, Jun 04 1994

Crew

Portrait of Catherine BernsteinCatherine Bernstein
Catherine Bernstein was
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as 'Director'
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Portrait of Martine DelumeauMartine Delumeau
Martine Delumeau was
>> in Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
as 'Director'
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Portrait of Jérôme ColinJérôme Colin
Jérôme Colin was
>> in Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
as 'Director of Photography'
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Portrait of Benoît AlavoineBenoît Alavoine
Benoît Alavoine was
>> in Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
as 'Editor'
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Portrait of Pasquin MarianiPasquin Mariani
Pasquin Mariani was
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as 'Sound'
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