BaadAsssss Cinema

5.9 / 10

(23 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Action,

Documentary

Duration:

58 minutes

Year:

2002

Director:

Isaac Julien

Cast:
Larry Cohen

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Tamara Dobson

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Ron Finley

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Pam Grier

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Ed Guerrero

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Crew:
Gary Kinkead

Cinematography

Andy Cowton

Original Music Composer

Isaac Julien

Director

Adam Finch

Editor

Neal Brown

Cinematography