Black Is… Black Ain’t (1994)
6.1
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Jun 01, 1994 (US)
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Documentary
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01:27
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.
Featured Crew
Director, Producer
Additional Photography
Additional Photography
Director of Photography
Choreographer
Associate Producer, Assistant Editor, Additional Photography
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Co-Producer
Co-Editor, Additional Photography
Sound Recordist
Cast
Marlon Riggs
Self
Angela Davis
Self
bell hooks
Self
Essex Hemphill
Self
Cornel West
Self
Maulana Karenga
Self
Barbara Smith
Self
Michele Wallace
Self
