Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood (2022)
Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
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.
Free Trial ChannelsAD
AD
Watch on Apple TV+
With 7-Day Free Trial
Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
2022 / 0 hr 53 minIn 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.
READ MORE
Watch Trailer
Director
Catherine Bernstein
Cast
Sandra Nkake, Melvin Van Peebles
Producted By
ARTE
Genres
AD
Watch on Apple TV+
With 7-Day Free Trial
Cast
Popular Movies on Apple TV+
Popular TV Shows on Apple TV+
