Black Is… Black Ain’t

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.

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

87 min

Cast:

Marlon Riggs, Angela Davis, bell hooks

Quality:

HD

Director:

Marlon Riggs

Release:

1995

Country:

United States

Rating:

5.8