Melvin Van Peebles Movies

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...

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

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

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...

After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the ghetto community and...

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...

From the immensely popular FIST OF THE NORTH STAR comic book series, comes a new hero. The fate of mankind rests with superhuman warrior Kenshiro who...

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

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

The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.

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....

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

Four erotic short films, all with similar unexpected endings: 'The Dutch Master': a woman who enters a living painting; 'The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch':...

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