Melvin Van Peebles

Melvin Van Peebles, a true giant of Black cinema, has passed away. He was 89. https://twitter.com/Criterion/status/1440784276866301959 Van Peebles is best known for 1971’s  Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, a cult classic film that he wrote, directed and self-financed and released independently. The groundbreaking film proved that a Black director could be successful and had an audience, […]

The director and auteur helmed films such as 'Posse,' Watermelon Man' and 'Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song.'