SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG

MELVIN VAN PEEBLES | USA | 1997 | 97 MIN | R | ENGLISH 

Hailed for its revolutionary narrative and French New Wave-inspired filmmaking, Melvin Van Peebles’ pioneering feature follows the thrilling journey of a fugitive on the run from “the man”; signaling the start of the blaxploitation era.

Cast: Melvin Van Peebles, Hubert Scales, John Dullaghan, Simon Chuckster

Part of the Philadelphia Film Society’s Van Peebles – American Baadasssss series.

The cigar-chomping iconoclast that kickstarted a cinematic revolution is revisited through his art-house debut, transgressive studio hit, and one earth-shattering, wild indie classic. Plus a bonus screening of his own son’s biopic surrounding the creation of SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG.