Melvin Van Peebles Movies

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

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

O.C. and Stiggs aren't your average unhappy teenagers. They not only despise their suburban surroundings, but they also plot against it. They seek...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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