How long is Black Is... Black Ain't?

Black Is... Black Ain't is 1 hr 28 min long.

Black Is... Black Ain't

Name: Black Is... Black Ain't
Duration: 88
Rating: 87

NR 1 hr 28 min

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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.

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How long is Black Is... Black Ain't?: Black Is... Black Ain't is 1 hr 28 min long.

Who directed Black Is... Black Ain't?: Marlon Riggs

What is Black Is... Black Ain't about?: 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.