Black Is… Black Ain’t
Description
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.
Stars
Marlon Riggs, Angela Davis, bell hooks, Essex Hemphill, Cornel West
Genres
DocumentaryRuntime
87 minutes
Release Date
October 11, 1995
Rating
5.6/10 (11 votes)