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