Classified X
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Mark Daniels
Melvin Van Peebles
Judy Aley
Mark Daniels
Patrick Dumez
Patrick Durand
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
An examination of how Melvin Van Peebles' 1971 landmark film "Sweet Sweetback's Baadassss Song" signaled an important moment in American cinema by deconstructing the negative images of African-Americans portrayed by Hollywood in the days of the "Studio System."
Director
Mark Daniels
Crew
Judy Aley
Mark Daniels
Patrick Dumez
Patrick Durand
Norbert Gilbert
Yves Jeanneau
Yves Jeanneau
Sylvie Jezequel
Janice Jones
Christine Legoff
Catherine Mabilat
Valerie Saradjian
Patrick Schmitt
Olivier Schwob
Melvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States August 1998
Released in United States Fall October 16, 1998
Released in United States January 1998
Released in United States June 1998
Released in United States May 1998
Released in United States October 1998
Released in United States on Video August 1998
Awarded best documentary at the 1998 Urbanworld Film Festival.
Shown at Denver International Film Festival (documentary competition) October 8-15, 1998.
Shown at docfest: New York International Documentary Festival May 27-31, 1998.
Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York City (Walter Reade) June 12-25, 1998.
Shown at the Sundance Film Festival (American Spectrum) in Park City, Utah January 15-25, 1998.
Released in United States 1998 (Awarded best documentary at the 1998 Urbanworld Film Festival.)
Released in United States January 1998 (Shown at the Sundance Film Festival (American Spectrum) in Park City, Utah January 15-25, 1998.)
Released in United States May 1998 (Shown at docfest: New York International Documentary Festival May 27-31, 1998.)
Shown at Urbanworld Film Festival in New York City (Worldwide Plaza) August 5-9, 1998.
Fox Lorber acquired domestic distribution and video/DVD rights at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival.
Mark Daniels made a documentary short "The Runnin' Man" as a prologue to the French Broadcast of "Classified X."
Released in United States June 1998 (Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York City (Walter Reade) June 12-25, 1998.)
Released in United States August 1998 (Shown at Urbanworld Film Festival in New York City (Worldwide Plaza) August 5-9, 1998.)
Released in United States on Video August 1998
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Denver International Film Festival (documentary competition) October 8-15, 1998.)
Released in United States Fall October 16, 1998
