New York, according to a statement. The pioneering director, actor, composer, writer and novelist has been described as the ‘godfather of black cinema’.
Actor Mario Van Peebles, the filmmaker's son and long-time creative collaborator, said: “Dad knew that Black images matter. If a picture is worth a thousand words, what was a movie worth?“We want to be the success we see, thus we need to see ourselves being free.
True liberation did not mean imitating the coloniser's mentality. “It meant appreciating the power, beauty and interconnectivity of all people.
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