Melvin Van Peebles Movies

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

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

A racist insurance agent lives in a typical suburban neighborhood, but his bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is...

THE BLACK LIST: VOL. 2 profiles some of today's most fascinating African-Americans. From the childhood inspirations that shaped their ambitions, to...

In Tennessee, Bailey, a debt-straddled blues guitarist, is escorted across the state by a man named Augy so that he can collect his recently deceased...

A masseur gets mixed up in the family plots at the mansion of a recently deceased Beverly Hills millionaire.

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

The Behind-the-Scenes documentary of the dramatic comedy Do the Right Thing.

With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather...

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...

A series of erotic short films, all with similar unexpected endings.

The zany crew of a New York cable TV station accidentally bounce a signal off the moon, bringing them worldwide attention.

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...

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

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.

Drama about a young man who defies his parents by dropping out of college to pursue his dream of owning a fishing boat, following in the footsteps of...

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

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...

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