SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAAD ASSSSS SONG film still of Melvin Van Peebles

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SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG (1971) – AFI Movie Club

Director, actor, screenwriter, editor, composer and producer Melvin Van Peebles is perhaps best known for today’s film, the iconic SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG (1971) – a watershed effort that heralded a new era of outspoken Black cinema upon its release. This landmark independent production – which Van Peebles funded privately – spoke unvarnished truth to power, becoming a touchstone for the disenfranchised and a lightning rod for political activists in search of a voice.

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