Director: Marlon Riggs
Writer(s): N/A
Starring: Angela Davis, Essex Hemphill, Bell Hooks, Bill T. Jones, B. Smith, Michele Wallace, Cornel West
Synopsis: 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 (USA) | Length: 87 min | Genre: History | MPAA Rating: NR
Note: Premiered at the New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival in June 1994. Above is the theatrical release date.