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Melvin Van Peebles on SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG
Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song • 2m 47s
In this brief introduction, recorded in 1997, director Melvin Van Peebles shares the four goals he set for SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG.
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Melvin Van Peebles, 1971
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