Transcript: Interview: Mario Van Peebles pays tribute to his father Melvin Van Peebles

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September 12, 2003
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Interview: Mario Van Peebles pays tribute to his father Melvin Van Peebles

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Actor and director Mario Van Peebles is now documenting black cinema history. His new work, "How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass!" is premiering at the Toronto Film Festival. He co-wrote, directed, produced and starred in the film which is an autobiographical account of how his father, filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, made the revolutionary 1970s black-power film "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song," which is regarded as the precursor to the blaxploitation genre.

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