Sweet Sweetbacks Lied (1971)

Disc 1 (Hauptfilm + Extras):

• Commentary
  This audio commentary featuring director Melvin Van Peebles was recorded in 1997 for the Criterion Collection's laserdisc edition of Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. To listen to the commentary while viewing the movie, press the AUDIO button on your remote any time.
• Introduction by Melvin Van Peebles (2:35 Min.)
  In this brief introduction, recorded in 1997, director Melvin Van Peebles shares the four goals he set for Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song.
• Mario Van Peebles and Elvis Mitchell (23:24 Min.)
  In this interview, recorded in 2021, filmmaker Mario Van Peebles shares with film critic Elvis Mitchell anecdotes about his father, director Melvin Van Peebles.
• Detroit Tubeworks: Melvin Van Peebles (13:03 Min.)
  In this segment from the television show Detroit Tubeworks, director Melvin Van Peebles promotes his film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song on the occasion of its Detroit opening weekend, in 1971.
• Scholars Panel (25:34 Min.)
  In this 2021 conversation, recorded by the Criterion Collection, film scholars Gerald R. Butters Jr., Amy Abugo Ongiri, and Novotny Lawrence discuss the film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song and its impact on Black film.
• Black Journal (23:37 Min.)
  This October 19, 1971, episode of the television show Black Journal features interviews with director Melvin Van Peebles and journalists Clayton Riley, Francis Ward, and A. Peter Bailey.
• Trailer (2:32 Min.)

Disc 2 (Extras):

• Baadasssss! (109:01 Min.)
  Director and star Mario Van Peebles portrays his father, director Melvin Van Peebles, in this quasi-documentary-style saga of the production of Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. The optional audio commentary track featuring both Mario and Melvin was recorded in 2004.
• The Story of "Baadasssss!": The Birth of Black Cinema (21:51 Min.)
  This 2004 documentary about the making of Baadasssss! features interviews with director Mario Van Peebles and members of the cast, including John Singleton, Ossie Davis, Rainn Wilson, and others.
• Melvin Van Peebles: The Real Deal (21:55 Min.)
  Melvin Van Peebles recounts his memories of making his film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song as he strolls through Paris, in this interview from 2002.
• Visual History With Melvin Van Peebles (44:27 Min.)
  This excerpted interview with director Melvin Van Peebles, conducted by his son filmmaker Mario Van Peebles, was recorded in 2004 for the Director's Guild of America's Visual History Program.

alle Extras in HD und auf Engl.