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Black Is… Black Ain’t
(1995)5.8 / 10(13 votes)
1995-10-11
87 min
4K / 1080p FHD“A personal journey through Black identity”
Synopsis
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.
StatusReleased
Top Billed Cast
Marlon Riggs
Self
Angela Davis
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bell hooks
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Essex Hemphill
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