Black Is… Black Ain’t

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 11, 1995

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Signifyin' Works

Cast

Maulana Karenga,Cornel West,Barbara Smith,Marlon Riggs,Michele Wallace,Angela Davis,bell hooks,Essex Hemphill

Director

Marlon Riggs

Producer

Marlon Riggs

Cinematography

Robert Shepard

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0109285