Black Is… Black Ain’t

Documentary

61%
Black Is… Black Ain’t
Black Is… Black Ain’t
Unrated
6/1/19941h 27m

Premiere Release (US)

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.

Director:

Marlon Riggs

Status:

Released

Language:

English

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Key words:

  • black lgbt
  • creole
  • african american
  • black intellectual
  • black identity

Cast

Marlon Riggs

Marlon Riggs

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Self

Angela Davis

Angela Davis

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Self

bell hooks

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Self

Essex Hemphill

Essex Hemphill

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Self

Cornel West

Cornel West

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Self

Maulana Karenga

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Self

Barbara Smith

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Self

Michele Wallace

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Self

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