United States / Jun 01, 1994 / Source: IMDB (New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Black Is… Black Ain’t |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Signifyin' Works |
| Release date | 11 ottobre 1995 |
| Production | Nicole Atkinson, Jasmine Dellal, Marlon Riggs |
| Editing | Christiane Badgley, Bob Paris, Sam Green, Jasmine Dellal, Tanya Phipps |
| Cinematography | Robert Shepard, Bob Paris, Jasmine Dellal, Emiko Omori, Michael Chin |
| Assistant directors | Marlon Riggs, Christiane Badgley |
| Camera operators | Robert Shepard, Bob Paris, Jasmine Dellal, Emiko Omori, Michael Chin |
| Additional photography | Bob Paris, Jasmine Dellal, Emiko Omori, Michael Chin, Robert Shepard |
| Music | Mary Watkins, Sekou Shepard |
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| Sound | Sekou Shepard, Mary Watkins |
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Theatrical release
United States / Oct 11, 1995 / Source: IMDB (New York)
TV
United States / Feb 25, 1996
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