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.
| Directing | Mario Van Peebles | Director |
| Writing | Melvin Van Peebles | Writer |
| Writing | Mario Van Peebles | Writer |
| Writing | Dennis Haggerty | Screenplay |
| Sound | Tyler Bates | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Robert Primes | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Nneka Goforth | Editor |
| Editing | Anthony Miller | Editor |
| Production | Anya Colloff | Casting |
| Production | Amy McIntyre Britt | Casting |
| Art | Alan E. Muraoka | Production Design |
| Art | Jorge Borrelli | Art Direction |
| Art | Galit Reuben | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kara Saun | Costume Design |
| Production | Bruce Wayne Gillies | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Bruce Wayne Gillies | Line Producer |
| Production | Michael Mann | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jerry Offsay | Executive Producer |
| Production | G. Marq Roswell | Co-Producer |
| Production | Mario Van Peebles | Producer |
| Production | Tal Vigderson | Co-Producer |
| Visual Effects | Craig Kuehne | Digital Compositor |