Melvin Van Peebles Movies

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

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

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

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

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

A former U.S. marshal discovers that all of the survivors of his old unit are experiencing the same symptoms simultaneously and there may be a larger...

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

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

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

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

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

A history of the racially stereotyped portrayal of African Americans in cinema, hosted by film pioneer Melvin Van Peebles.

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

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

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

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

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...

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....

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...

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...