Black Is… Black Ain’t (1995)

October 11, 1995·1h 27m·IMDb 5.6

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Multiple subtitles. Streaming in Full HD quality.

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USA

Overview

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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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Director

Marlon Riggs

Cast

Marlon Riggs, Angela Davis, bell hooks, Essex Hemphill, Cornel West

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