Wattstax
A documentary film about the Afro-American Woodstock concert held in Los Angeles seven years after the Watts riots. Director Mel Stuart mixes footage from the concert with footage of the living conditions in the current-day Watts neighborhood.
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
A look at the extraordinary achievements and contemporary legacy of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film industry.
American Swing
Chronicles the rise and fall of 1970s New York City nightclub Plato's Retreat.
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
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 the United States during that period and includes the appearances of Angela Davis, Bobby Seale, Huey P. Newton, Eldridge Cleaver, and other activists, artists, and leaders central to the movement.
Freakonomics
Some of the world's most innovative documentary filmmakers will explore the hidden side of everything.
Le documentaire culturel Sweet Black Film: The Birth of a Black Hero
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 of the making of a seminal movie that initiated the Blaxploitation movement, a short-lived but highly influential sub-genre in the years that followed.
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company
Melvin Van Peebles was one of the first black directors to challenge the white establishment in his films, which include "Watermelon Man" and "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." In this documentary, the life of Van Peebles is discussed, including his work not only in film, but also as a novelist, actor, musician, stock trader and even Air Force pilot. Interview subjects include Gil Scott-Heron, Spike Lee and Melvin's son and fellow filmmaker, Mario Van Peebles.
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Mel Stuart
Director
Jesse Jackson
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Isaac Hayes
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Melvin Van Peebles
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Self
Mavis Staples
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Self - The Staple Singers
Francesco Zippel
Director
Morgan Freeman
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Self
Amma Asante
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Self
Haskell Wexler
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Self
Jon Hart
Director
Ronald Reagan
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Self
Ed Koch
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Self
Malcolm X
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Self
Ahmir-Khalib Thompson
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Self
Huey P. Newton
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Self
Seth Gordon
Director
Bill Clinton
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Self
Bill Gates
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Self
Christian Marin
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Self
Bill Duke
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Spike Lee
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Self
Woodie King Jr.
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Self
Mario Van Peebles
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Self
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