Melvin Van Peebles Filmes

A look at the extraordinary achievements and contemporary legacy of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film industry.

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...

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

A black man steals to afford to marry the woman he loves. After being released from prison, he returns in time to see his daughter's wedding.

The film looks at men and women of color in the U.S. Merchant Marine from 1938-1975. Through chronicling the lives of these men and women who, with a...

A documentary looking at the making and legacy of The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973).

14-year-old Enid Crowley hates her name and everything about her boring life. All this changes when she becomes a full-time babysitter to a sheltered...

Arrabal's sixth film based on his novel from 1969 with the same name as the movie.

As an African American family and friends gather in an apartment for a house party, two mischief-making devil-bats take human form in order to break...

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

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

A history of the racially stereotyped portrayal of African Americans in cinema, hosted by film pioneer Melvin Van Peebles.

The second short film Melvin Van Peebles made in San Francisco before decamping for Europe is a striking portrait of a group of day labourers...

This twenty-two minute interview with Melvin Van Peebles has the cult filmmaker starting things off by lighting a cigar, which is something he has...

A boy sees a 500-franc note under a sewer grate and tries to retrieve it.