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Black Is… Black Ain’t (1994)

6.1/10 1h 27m Jun 01, 1994
Documentary

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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Movie Details

Original Title Black Is… Black Ain’t
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.5

Cast

Marlon Riggs
Marlon Riggs
Self
Popularity: 0.6
Angela Davis
Angela Davis
Self
Popularity: 0.4
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bell hooks
Self
Popularity: 0.1
Essex Hemphill
Essex Hemphill
Self
Popularity: 0.1
Cornel West
Cornel West
Self
Popularity: 0.1
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Maulana Karenga
Self
Popularity: 0.1
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Barbara Smith
Self
Popularity: 0.1
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Michele Wallace
Self
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Key Crew

Director Marlon Riggs
Editor Christiane Badgley
Producer Marlon Riggs
Music Mary Watkins

Production

Signifyin' Works
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Keywords

black lgbt creole african american black intellectual black identity

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Details
Release Date June 1, 1994
Runtime 1h 27m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.5
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