Mario & Mandela Van Peebles on We The Party
There are a number of legacies in Hollywood. Whether it is Martin and Charlie Sheen, or John Voit and Angelina Jolie, Francis Ford Coppola and Nicolas Cage, Jerry and Ben Stiller. But the number of African American Legacies are few and far between. Besides the new legacy started by Will and Jada Pinkett Smith and the father daughter combo of Sanaa and Stan Lathan, you can not point to too many families of color who have passed down opportunities. There is one family who now spans 3 generations, starting with the eldest Melvin Van Peeble who broke into Hollywood in 1971 with his blaxploitation film Sweet Sweetback s Baadassss Song which he starred and directed in and cast his son Mario Van Peebles to play his characters younger self in the film. Mario Van Peebles took that head start and went on to forge a great career himself in front of and behind the scenes, both starring in a number of films and directing such films as New Jack City, Posse, and now We The Party. Mario would mirror his father by giving the same opportunity to his son Mandela who play the lead role of Hendrix , in the new coming of age film We The Party. Cast: Mario Van Peebles, Mandela, Van Peebles, Simone Battle, Moises Arias, Snoop Dogg, YG, The New Boyz, The Rej3ctz, The Pink Dollaz, Michael Jai White, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Tiny Lister, Melvin Van Peebles, Orlando Brown and Quincy Brown. SYNOPSIS: A revealing look at contemporary youth culture, writer-director Mario Van Peebles WE THE PARTY shows teenagers as they are, not as adults would like them to be. Set amidst the latest trends in music, dance and fashion, WE THE PARTY is a colorful, cutting-edge comedy set in an ethnically diverse Los Angeles high school during America s first black president. The film focuses on five friends as they deal with romance, money, prom, college, sex, bullies, facebook, fitting in, standing out, and finding themselves. Evoking such classic teen comedies as The Breakfast Club and House Party but with an attitude and style all its ... Blacktree is at all the hottest events on the planet (award shows, movie premieres and press junkets, fashion shows, etc.) and now BLACKTREE ON TV brings stars to YOU on Soul of the South! Watch Full episodes below, and tune in! WEEKDAYS | 5:30 – 6:00pm, 1-1:30am WEEKENDS | 5 – 6:00pm Sat & Sun (CST)
