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.
Released: Jun 01, 1994
Runtime: 87 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Marlon Riggs, Angela Davis, bell hooks, Essex Hemphill, Cornel West, Maulana Karenga
Crew: Marlon Riggs (Director), Christiane Badgley (Editor), Robert Shepard (Director of Photography), Marlon Riggs (Producer), Nicole Atkinson (Co-Producer), Christiane Badgley (Co-Director)