Black Is… Black Ain’t

African-American documentary filmmaker Marlon Riggs was working on this final film as he died from AIDS-related complications in 1994; he addresses the camera from his hospital bed in several scenes. The film directly addresses sexism and homophobia within the black community, with snippets of misogynistic and anti-gay slurs from popular hip-hop songs juxtaposed with interviews with African-American intellectuals and political theorists, including Cornel West, bell hooks and Angela Davis.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
87 mins
Status
Finished
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Details

Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
87 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Oct 11, 1995
Season
1995
Average Score
58%
Mean Score
58%
Ratings
13
Popularity
13
Favorites
0
Reviews
0
Producers
Signifyin' Works
Genres
Documentary
Country
United States

Tags

black lgbt50%creole50%african american50%black intellectual50%black identity50%

Description

African-American documentary filmmaker Marlon Riggs was working on this final film as he died from AIDS-related complications in 1994; he addresses the camera from his hospital bed in several scenes. The film directly addresses sexism and homophobia within the black community, with snippets of misogynistic and anti-gay slurs from popular hip-hop songs juxtaposed with interviews with African-American intellectuals and political theorists, including Cornel West, bell hooks and Angela Davis.

Immersion

Japanese

Characters

Staff

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