DGA Magazine VOL 29-2 - July 2004 - click here to return to Table of Contents
DGA Magazine VOL 28-3: September 2003
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Director Mario Van Peebles based his film Baadassss! on the life of his father, director Melvin Van Peebles. - photo by Joe Coomber - click image for larger view.
On May 8 in New York and May 20 in Los Angeles, DGA Special Projects hosted screenings of director Mario Van Peebles' Baadassss!, followed by Q&As with both Mario and Melvin Van Peebles.
Director Mario Van Peebles talks about making his film Baadassss! - photo by Joe Coomber - click image for larger view.
Melvin Van Peebles discusses the turbulent times during the making of Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song (1971) - photo by Joe Coomber - click image for larger view.
Director John Singleton acknowledges the debt owned to pioneering indie filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles - photo by Joe Coomber - click image for larger view.
Scenes from Mario Van Peebles' BAADASSSSS! - photos by Michael O'Connor - © 2004 Sony Pictures Classics - click image for larger view and more inforamation about this film

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