Melvin Van Peebles Filmes

  • 2004
    Baadasssss!

    Baadasssss!

    Baadasssss!

    6.52004HD

    Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song."...

    Baadasssss!
  • 1995
    Panther

    Panther

    Panther

    6.1951995HD

    Panther is a semi-historic film about the origins of The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The movie spans about 3 years (1966-68) of the Black...

    Panther
  • 1995
    Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom

    Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom

    Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom

    31995HD

    A young boy receives a mystical motorcycle that transforms into a woman when he rides it at night.

    Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom
  • 2009
    Directors on Directing

    Directors on Directing

    Directors on Directing

    02009HD

    A look at the development of film making and its contribution to the social and political times form the perspective of Black film makers.

    Directors on Directing
  • 2005
    How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)

    How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)

    How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)

    72005HD

    Melvin Van Peebles was one of the first black directors to challenge the white establishment in his films, which include "Watermelon Man" and "Sweet...

    How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
  • 1968
    The Story of a Three-Day Pass

    The Story of a Three-Day Pass

    The Story of a Three-Day Pass

    6.31968HD

    Turner, a black American soldier, is given three days leave in Paris. Not knowing what to do with himself, he goes to a nightclub where he meets a...

    The Story of a Three-Day Pass
  • 1977
    Greased Lightning

    Greased Lightning

    Greased Lightning

    6.31977HD

    The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.

    Greased Lightning
  • 2005
    Unstoppable

    Unstoppable

    Unstoppable

    02005HD

    An interview/overview on the influential careers of Gordon Parks, Ossie Davis, and Melvin Van Peebles.

    Unstoppable
  • 1971
    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    5.1951971HD

    After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the ghetto community and...

    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
  • 2007
    Blackout

    Blackout

    Blackout

    5.62007HD

    BLACKOUT takes you inside the personal journey of what went down and what it was really like in Brooklyn, NY on August 14. It examines the nature of...

    Blackout
  • 1999
    SMUT

    SMUT

    SMUT

    01999HD

    Wide eyed Marty O Neil (Lee Homes) takes to the road on a quest to give his life meaning. When his motorcycle breaks down outside an adult bookstore...

    SMUT
  • 1989
    Identity Crisis

    Identity Crisis

    Identity Crisis

    1.31989HD

    A rapper finds himself possessed by the soul of a dead fashion designer; frequently switching personalities.

    Identity Crisis
  • 2011
    The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

    The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

    The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

    7.5832011HD

    Examines the evolution of the Black Power Movement in US society from 1967 to 1975. It features footage of the movement shot by Swedish journalists...

    The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
  • 1992
    Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

    Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

    Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

    71992HD

    Satchmo. There are few people in this country - or around the world - who will not recognize that name. Louis Armstrong embodied 20th-century...

    Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
  • 2003
    The Hebrew Hammer

    The Hebrew Hammer

    The Hebrew Hammer

    5.42003HD

    When a psychotic Santa tries to destroy Chanukah by hypnotizing Jewish children with bootlegged copies of the Christmas classic "It's a Wonderful...

    The Hebrew Hammer
  • 1969
    Slogan

    Slogan

    Slogan

    5.81969HD

    Commercial director Serge Faberge is having an affair with Evelyne, the 18 year old fiancee of friend Hugh. His own pregnant wife Francoise usually...

    Slogan
  • 1987
    O.C. and Stiggs

    O.C. and Stiggs

    O.C. and Stiggs

    4.51987HD

    O.C. and Stiggs aren't your average unhappy teenagers. They not only despise their suburban surroundings, but they also plot against it. They seek...

    O.C. and Stiggs
  • 2013
    Peeples

    Peeples

    Peeples

    5.62013HD

    The story follows what happens when a child psychologist surprises his girlfriend by showing up at her political family's annual get-together at...

    Peeples
  • 2008
    Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha

    Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha

    Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha

    6.52008HD

    A semi-autobiographical story about an adventurer whose journeys take him from Harlem to the high seas and back again

    Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha
  • 1997
    Riot

    Riot

    Riot

    5.51997HD

    In April 1992, following the notorious Rodney King verdict, the streets of Los Angeles became a battlefield, the backdrop to four personal...

    Riot