Melvin Van Peebles Movies

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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.