Plot Summary
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.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- Black Is… Black Ain’t
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- en
Where to watch free (US)
Kanopy
Production Companies
Signifyin' Works
