Movie
“A personal journey through Black identity”
5.6/10
1995
1h 27m
en
Documentary
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.
Director
Marlon Riggs
Movie Information
Release Date
October 11, 1995
Runtime
1h 27m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
11
Production
Signifyin' Works
