Photograph of Melvin Van Peebles. He sits in a chair on stage and talks to a woman who stands in front of him. Melvin wears a leather jacket and a cap. The background is dark. Photograph taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Melvin Van Peebles, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Melvin Van Peebles signing a book for a man on stage. A short stack of books sits on a wooden stool next to him. Melvin wears a leather jacket and a cap. A man stands behind Melvin and leans down towards him. Photograph taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Melvin Van Peebles, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

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. Behind him, a small glass of water rests on a wooden stool. Melvin is dressed in a leather jacket, dark pants, and a cap. He moves his hands in expression. 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.

Photograph of Melvin Van Peebles, writer, and director most famous for creating Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. He is seated on stage in front of a microphone and talks to an audience. A small glass sits on top of a wooden stool behind him. Melvin is dressed in a leather jacket, dark pants, and a cap. He is partially obstructed by the dark silhouettes of an audience in the foreground. On the left, an individual stands up with a camera. 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.

Photograph of Curtis King and Melvin Van Peebles posing for a picture. Curtis wears a black turtleneck shirt and puts an arm around Melvin's shoulders. Melvin wears a leather jacket and a cap. Photograph taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Melvin Van Peebles, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of several individuals standing on stage behind Melvin Van Peebles. Curtis King, Barbara Steele, Isabell Cottrell, and four unidentified individuals stand up at the back of the stage. Melvin sits in a chair in front of them, wearing a leather jacket and a cap. A brick wall and curtains are visible in the background. Photograph taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Melvin Van Peebles, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Barbara Steele, Isabell Cottrell, Melvin Van Peebles, and an unidentified man standing on a stage. Barbara Steele and Isabell Cottrell stand on the left, both wearing black dresses. An unidentified man stands to their right. He wears a jacket over a black shirt. Melvin sits in a chair in front of him. He wears a leather jacket and a cap and holds a small cup in his hand. Dark red curtains hang in the background. Photograph taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Melvin Van Peebles, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Melvin Van Peebles posing with a woman. He sits in a chair on stage and wears a leather jacket, dark pants, and a cap. He holds a booklet and a pen in his lap. A woman bends down next to him and smiles. Curtains hang in the background. Photograph taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Melvin Van Peebles, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Melvin Van Peebles and Barbara Steele hugging on a stage. Barbara wears a black outfit with a large, embellished hat. Melvin wears a leather jacket, leather pants, and a cap. An unidentified man is partially visible standing behind them. Curtains hang in the background. Photograph taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Melvin Van Peebles, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of several individuals standing on stage behind Melvin Van Peebles. Curtis King, Barbara Steele, Isabell Cottrell, and four unidentified individuals stand up at the back of the stage. Melvin sits in a chair in front of them, wearing a leather jacket and a cap. A brick wall and curtains are visible in the background. Photograph taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Melvin Van Peebles, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of members of the audience at 24-Hour Film Feast. Three men sit in chairs and look towards the right. Other individuals are partially visible seated behind them. Photograph taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Melvin Van Peebles, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Melvin Van Peebles talking with a woman on stage. He sits in a chair, wearing a leather jacket and a cap. The woman kneels down in front of him. She wears dark clothing and holds some papers in her hands. Melvin rests a hand on her shoulder. They look towards each other and smile. Photograph taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Melvin Van Peebles, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Melvin Van Peebles posing with a woman. He sits in a chair on stage and wears a leather jacket, dark pants, and a cap. A woman bends down next to him and smiles. Curtains hang in the background. Photograph taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Melvin Van Peebles, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Melvin Van Peebles, writer, and director most famous for creating Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. He 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. Melvin is dressed in a leather jacket, dark pants, and a cap. An unidentified man stands behind him on the left. 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.

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. A small cup rests on top of a wooden stool beside him. He is dressed in a leather jacket, dark pants, and a cap. Melvin is partially obstructed by the audience gathered in front of the stage. An individual stands on the left and appears to hold up a camera. A brick wall and tall, red curtains are visible in the background. 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.

Photograph of a woman posing in Melvin Van Peebles's lap. Melvin sits in a chair on stage. He wears a leather jacket, dark pants, and a cap. The woman wears a sparkly jacket and holds a purse in one hand. On the right, an individual holds up a cellphone to take a picture. Curtains hang up in the background. Photograph taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Melvin Van Peebles, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Melvin Van Peebles, writer, and director most famous for creating Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. He is seated on stage in front of a microphone and talks to an audience. A small cup rests on top of a wooden stool beside him. Melvin is dressed in a leather jacket and a cap. He moves his hands in an expressive manner. Curtains hang in the background. 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.

Photograph of Melvin Van Peebles, writer, and director most famous for creating Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. He is seated on stage in front of a microphone and talks to an audience. He is dressed in a leather jacket, dark pants, and a cap. An individual holding a camera stands on the left with their back to the camera. Another individual stands in the background. 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.

Photograph of Melvin Van Peebles. He sits in a chair on stage and talks to a woman who stands in front of him. Melvin wears a leather jacket, dark pants, and a cap. The background is dark. Photograph taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Melvin Van Peebles, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

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. He is dressed in a leather jacket, dark pants, and a cap. 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.

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. A wooden stool is partially visible behind him. Melvin is dressed in a leather jacket, dark pants, and a cap. He moves his hands in an expressive manner. 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.

Photograph of Isabell Cottrell standing on stage and speaking into a microphone. She looks towards Curtis King and Barbara Steele, who stand together on her left. They are all dressed in black clothing. Photograph taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Melvin Van Peebles, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Melvin Van Peebles posing for a picture with an unidentified man at 24-Hour Film Feast. Melvin stands on the right and wears a leather jacket, a black shirt, round eyeglasses, and a cap. The man next to him wears a black sweater and a white shirt. They both look towards the camera. Photograph taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Melvin Van Peebles, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

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 talking to the audience. Beside him is a wooden stool with a small cup of water that's available to him. Melvin is dressed in a leather jacket and cap and his hands are clasped in front of 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.