Melvin Van Peebles Movies

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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