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.
Credits
Black Is … Black Ain’t Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Angela Davis
She was 49, now 80 years old
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as Herself |
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B. Smith
She was 44, 70 years old when she died
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as Self |
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Bell hooks
She was 41, now 72 years old
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as Herself |
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Marlon Riggs
He was 36, 37 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Cornel West
He was 40, now 71 years old
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as Himself |
Black Is … Black Ain’t Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Marlon Riggs as Director. He was 36 (37) years old when He died
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Directing |
