Melvin Van Peebles Movies

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

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

A look at the development of film making and its contribution to the social and political times form the perspective of Black film makers.

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

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...

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

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...

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....

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

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.

A high school is rocked by a contentious debate over whether or not "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" should be removed from its library for...

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

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...

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...