Black Is… Black Ain’t (1995)

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.

Genres: Documentary

Stars: Marlon Riggs, Angela Davis, bell hooks, Essex Hemphill, Cornel West

Release Date: 1995-10-11

Country: United States of America

Ratings: 5.6 / 10 (11 votes)

Runtime: 87 mins