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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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The Synopsis:

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.

The Cast:

  • Sandra Nkake
  • Melvin Van Peebles
  • Max Van Peebles
  • Marguerite Van Peebles
  • Mike Sargent
  • Mario Van Peebles
  • Reginald Hudlin
  • Sandra Rush
  • Donna Dubrow
  • Bill Duke
  • Philip Hart
  • Mandela Van Peebles

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