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Photograph of director Melvin Van Peebles giving a talk on stage

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Dukes, Kevin

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Photograph of Melvin Van Peebles, writer, and director most famous for creating Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. Melvin is seated on stage in front of a microphone and talks to an audience that is cut from the frame. A small cup rests on top of a wooden stool beside him. He is dressed in a leather jacket, dark pants, and a cap and moves his hands in an expressive manner. A brick wall and tall, red curtains are visible behind him. This photograph was taken at the 2010 - 24-Hour FilmFeast event, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters at the Clarence Muse Cafe Theatre, 1309 Canton St, Dallas, Texas.1 photograph : digital, col.
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