BaadAsssss Cinema

Synopsis

With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather than a complete record. It features interviews with some of the genre's biggest stars, like Fred Williamson, Pam Grier, and Richard Roundtree. Director Melvin Van Peebles discusses the historical importance of his landmark film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. For a contemporary perspective, the excitable Quentin Tarantino offers his spirited commentary and author/critic bell hooks provides some scholarly social analysis.

Main Cast

Larry Cohen

Self

Age : 77 | Popularity : 7%

Tamara Dobson

Self

Age : 59 | Popularity : 3%

Ron Finley

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Pam Grier

Self

Age : 74 | Popularity : 39%

Ed Guerrero

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Isaac Hayes

Self

Age : 65 | Popularity : 8%

Gloria Hendry

Self

Age : 75 | Popularity : 3%

bell hooks

Self

Age : 71 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Isaac Julien
Editing	Editor	Adam Finch
Sound	Original Music Composer	Andy Cowton
Crew	Cinematography	Neal Brown Gary Kinkead Jonathan Partridge
Department	Role	Name

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