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Sweet Black Film: The Birth of a Black Hero

Original title: Sweet Black Film
  • 20212021
  • 53m
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6.8/10
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Sweet Black Film: The Birth of a Black Hero (2021)
Documentary
In 1971, Melvin Van Peebles, an independent filmmaker far ahead of his time, released a mind-blowing piece of avant-garde cinema - Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. It broke all the rules, ... Read allIn 1971, Melvin Van Peebles, an independent filmmaker far ahead of his time, released a mind-blowing piece of avant-garde cinema - Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. It broke all the rules, inventing its own grammar and proclaiming its emancipation from cinematic conventions. It ... Read allIn 1971, Melvin Van Peebles, an independent filmmaker far ahead of his time, released a mind-blowing piece of avant-garde cinema - Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. It broke all the rules, inventing its own grammar and proclaiming its emancipation from cinematic conventions. It turned the Hollywood studio system on its head, creatively sidestepping prevailing constra... Read all
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  • Directors
    • Catherine Bernstein
    • Martine Delameau
  • Stars
    • Harry Baird(archive footage)
    • Nicole Berger(archive footage)
    • Kornelia Boje(voice)
  • Directors
    • Catherine Bernstein
    • Martine Delameau
  • Stars
    • Harry Baird(archive footage)
    • Nicole Berger(archive footage)
    • Kornelia Boje(voice)
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    Godfrey Cambridge
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    Simon Chuckster
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    Donna Dubrow
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    Bill Duke
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    John Dullaghan
    John Dullaghan
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    Alice Dwyer
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    Elmar Gutmann
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    Philip Hart
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    Reginald Hudlin
    Reginald Hudlin
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    Rhetta Hughes
    Rhetta Hughes
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    Jesse Jackson
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    Tobias Lelle
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    Christian Marin
    Christian Marin
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    Richard Nixon
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    Marcus Off
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      • Martine Delameau
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      • September 1, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Birth of a Black Movie Hero: Sweet Sweetback
    • Production company
      • Flying Free Films
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