Black Is… Black Ain’t

Black Is… Black Ain’t

1995
1h 27m
5.6

5.6/10

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Documentary

"A personal journey through Black identity"

Overview

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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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Signifyin' Works
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

black lgbt creole african american black intellectual black identity

Quick Facts

Release Date October 11, 1995
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0109285

Cast

Marlon Riggs
Marlon Riggs

Self

Angela Davis
Angela Davis

Self

bell hooks
bell hooks

Self

Essex Hemphill
Essex Hemphill

Self

Cornel West
Cornel West

Self

Maulana Karenga
Maulana Karenga

Self

Barbara Smith
Barbara Smith

Self

Michele Wallace
Michele Wallace

Self

Key Crew

Marlon Riggs
Director
Marlon Riggs
Producer