Melvin Van Peebles Movies

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....

THE BLACK LIST: VOL. 2 profiles some of today's most fascinating African-Americans. From the childhood inspirations that shaped their ambitions, to...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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.