Levi is 17 and alone in his room. When his brother stops by—broad, confident, his father's favorite—Levi suddenly feels too thin for this world. While trying on clothes, his gaze lingers on his own silhouette. Through quiet moments and casual comments, the film tells a subtle story about body image, insecurity, and the question: When are you actually "enough"?
Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." Playing his father in the film, Van Peebles offers an unapologetic account of Melvin's brash and sometimes deceptive conduct on the set of the film, including questionable antics like writing bad checks, tricking a local fire department and allowing his son, Mario, to shoot racy sex scenes at the age of 11.
