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Black Is… Black Ain’t

19951h 27mMarlon Riggs

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"A personal journey through Black identity"

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.

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Black LgbtCreoleAfrican AmericanBlack IntellectualBlack Identity

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What is Black Is… Black Ain’t (1995) about?

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…

Who stars in Black Is… Black Ain’t?

Black Is… Black Ain’t stars Marlon Riggs (Self), Angela Davis (Self), bell hooks (Self), Essex Hemphill (Self), Cornel West (Self). The film was directed by Marlon Riggs.

How long is Black Is… Black Ain’t?

Black Is… Black Ain’t has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1995.

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