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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 his father and grandfather.

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 up the party.

Black police officer discovers a cell of white supremacist vigilantes within his department

Jeff Gerber, a racist white man, wakes up one morning to discover that he has become black

A collection of documentaries that explores the hidden side of human nature through the use of the science of economics

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.

After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from the man with the help of the ghetto community and some disillusioned Hells Angels

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 French girl named Miriam. Their romance blossoms, but their love affair is darkened by Turner's impending departure and the specter of racial prejudice.

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 competing to secure a job.

A boy attempts to retrieve a 500 franc note from a storm drain