Black Is… Black Ain’t (1994)

Production companies : Signifyin' Works /

June 1, 1994 1h 27m United States of America Documentary English More

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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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title：Black Is… Black Ain’t
status：Released
Release date： 1994
Runtime：1h 27m
Genres： Documentary ·
Countries of origin： United States of America ·
Original Language： English ·
Director： Marlon Riggs /
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Production companies： Signifyin' Works ·
Overview：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.