A Black Radical Cinema Before Sweetback: "Everyday Realism" in Melvin Van Peebles's Early Short Films.
The article examines Melvin Van Peebles's early short films, "Three Pick Up Men for Herrick" (1957) and "Sunlight" (1957). Topics include everyday realism as a narrative and aesthetic strategy that foregrounds the quotidian lives of black working-class protagonists, the political and class-conscious...
| Publicado en: | Quarterly Review of Film & Video Vol. 42; no. 8; pp. 1781 - 1805 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Nov/Dec2025
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| Sumario: | The article examines Melvin Van Peebles's early short films, "Three Pick Up Men for Herrick" (1957) and "Sunlight" (1957). Topics include everyday realism as a narrative and aesthetic strategy that foregrounds the quotidian lives of black working-class protagonists, the political and class-conscious dimensions of Van Peebles's early work, and the contrast between his films and later feature films likeSweetback's Baadasssss Song or socialist realist cinema. |
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