Black Is… Black Ain’t
1994 | 87m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Christiane Badgley, Marlon Riggs |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 01, 1994 |
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| Director: | Christiane Badgley, Marlon Riggs |
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| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | black lgbt, creole, african american, black intellectual, black identity |
| Production Companies | Signifyin' Works |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2025 Entered: May 07, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Marlon Riggs | Self |
| Angela Davis | Self |
| bell hooks | Self |
| Essex Hemphill | Self |
| Cornel West | Self |
| Maulana Karenga | Self |
| Barbara Smith | Self |
| Michele Wallace | Self |
| Name | Job |
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| Christiane Badgley | Co-Director, Editor |
| Robert Shepard | Director of Photography |
| Bob Paris | Co-Editor, Additional Photography |
| Sekou Shepard | Sound Recordist |
| Tanya Phipps | Assistant Editor |
| Marlon Riggs | Director |
| Sam Green | Assistant Editor |
| Mary Watkins | Music |
| Michael Chin | Additional Photography |
| Emiko Omori | Additional Photography |
| Bill T. Jones | Choreographer |
| Jasmine Dellal | Assistant Editor, Additional Photography |
| Name | Title |
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| Nicole Atkinson | Co-Producer |
| Marlon Riggs | Producer |
| Jasmine Dellal | Associate Producer |
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