Melvin Van Peebles Filmes

In order to escape from the mob, an African-American man must disguise himself as a white man.

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

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

A documentary film about the Afro-American Woodstock concert held in Los Angeles seven years after the Watts riots. Director Mel Stuart mixes footage...

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...

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

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

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 black police officer discovers a cell of white supremacist vigilantes within his department.

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

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

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

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

Upon learning that their grandmother is not long for this world, Nate and Priscilla Simmons pack up their kids and leave Detroit to head down South....

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

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

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

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

A high school is rocked by a contentious debate over whether or not "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" should be removed from its library for...