Hugh A. Robertson

Hugh A. Robertson was an American film director and editor, born in Brooklyn, of Jamaican parents.

Melinda (1972)

A slick, smooth-talking, womanizing young black DJ falls hard for an enigmatic woman he's just met. Things take a turn for the worse, though, when she is found dead in his apartment. It turns out that she was killed by the local mob, which is trying to frame him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh A. Robertson
CAST:  Calvin Lockhart  •  Rosalind Cash  •  Vonetta McGee  •  Paul Stevens

A slick, smooth-talking, womanizing young black DJ falls hard for an enigmatic woman he's just met. Things take a turn for the worse, though, when she is found dead in his apartment. It turns out that she was killed by the local mob, which is trying to frame him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh A. Robertson
CAST:  Calvin Lockhart  •  Rosalind Cash  •  Vonetta McGee  •  Paul Stevens

Bim (1974)

Young Indian man survives life of violence and crime in Trinidad and Tobago to become part of the political movement towards independence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh A. Robertson
CAST:  Ralph Maharaj  •  Anna Seerattan  •  Stafford Alexander  •  Oliver Boodnu

Young Indian man survives life of violence and crime in Trinidad and Tobago to become part of the political movement towards independence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh A. Robertson
CAST:  Ralph Maharaj  •  Anna Seerattan  •  Stafford Alexander  •  Oliver Boodnu

Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location (1971)

A behind the scenes look at the filming of the movie Shaft (1971). The movie's director, Gordon Parks is seen directing a couple of fight scenes which he wants to get in as few takes as possible due to the set-up time and the danger involved in the stunt work. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh A. Robertson
CAST:  Richard Roundtree  •  Gordon Parks  •  Isaac Hayes  •  Hugh A. Robertson

A behind the scenes look at the filming of the movie Shaft (1971). The movie's director, Gordon Parks is seen directing a couple of fight scenes which he wants to get in as few takes as possible due to the set-up time and the danger involved in the stunt work. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh A. Robertson
CAST:  Richard Roundtree  •  Gordon Parks  •  Isaac Hayes  •  Hugh A. Robertson

Obeah (1987)

Two lovers romance is impeded by voodoo in the Caribbean. They are drawn into destructive rites, rituals and practice of Obeah. The young woman is the evil spirits focus. The mighty forces are summoned by a dark priestess. "I'm an Obeah man, I'm not a science man, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh A. Robertson
CAST:  Suzanne Robertson  •  Tony Hall  •  Morgana Theodorus

Two lovers romance is impeded by voodoo in the Caribbean. They are drawn into destructive rites, rituals and practice of Obeah. The young woman is the evil spirits focus. The mighty forces are summoned by a dark priestess. "I'm an Obeah man, I'm not a science man, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh A. Robertson
CAST:  Suzanne Robertson  •  Tony Hall  •  Morgana Theodorus