Black Is… Black Ain’t

1995 1h 27m ★5.8

Documentary

Black Is… Black Ain’t

“A personal journey through Black identity”

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 October 11, 1995

Runtime 1h 27m

Country United States of America

Language English

Director Marlon Riggs

Category Documentary

Rating 5.8 / 10 (TMDb)

Year 1995