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11/10/1995 Documentary 1h 27m
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A personal journey through Black identity

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.

  1. Marlon Riggs

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Marlon Riggs

    Self

  2. Angela Davis

    Self

  3. bell hooks

    Self

  4. Essex Hemphill

    Self

  5. Cornel West

    Self

  6. Maulana Karenga

    Self

  7. Barbara Smith

    Self

  8. Michele Wallace

    Self

  9. View more

Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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