Black Is… Black Ain’t (1994)
• June 1st, 1994 • 1h 27min
Documentary
Overview
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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Free CeCe
Released on: 2016-06-03
Documentary
This film confronts the culture of violence surrounding trans women of color. It is told through the...
The L Word Mississippi: Hate the Sin
Released on: 2014-08-08
Documentary
Gay women living in the Deep South of the United States share stories of the bigotry, sexism, intimi...
The Country Upside Down
Released on: 2009-04-29
Documentary
Returning to the island that her father left 50 years earlier, the filmmaker goes back in time to re...
bell hooks: Cultural Criticism & Transformation
Released on: 1997-01-01
Documentary
bell hooks is one of America's most accessible public intellectuals. In this two-part video, extensi...
Echoes 'Cross the Tracks
Released on: 2012-03-01
Documentary, History, Music
A powerful documentary starring Morgan Freeman about the genesis of The Blues in the South and the m...
Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution
Released on: 2023-12-16
Documentary, Music
From the sweaty basement bars of 70s New York to the glittering peak of the global charts, how disco...
Bittersweet
Released on: 2023-02-21
Documentary
An oral history documentary of people of color at Miami University during its Public Ivy period—from...
Bill T. Jones: Still/Here
Released on: 1997-01-15
Documentary
Bill Moyers and filmmaker David Grubin give viewers a rare glimpse into dancer/choreographer Bill T....
A Son of Africa: The Autobiography of a Slave
Released on: 1996-01-29
Documentary, Drama
A documentary following the life of Olaudah Equiano, based on his autobiography "The Interesting Nar...
Soul Food Junkies
Released on: 2012-01-01
Documentary
To many African Americans, soul food is sacrament, ritual, and a key expression of cultural identity...
black enuf*
Released on: 2017-09-01
Documentary, Animation
A queer oddball seeks approval from Black peers despite a serious lack of Hip-Hop credentials. This ...
Wylie Avenue Days
Released on: 1991-01-01
Documentary
The Pittsburgh History Series is an ongoing series of hour-long documentaries that highlight various...
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
Released on: 1996-02-12
Documentary, History, TV Movie
Documentary feature exploring the rise of African-Americans to positions of greatness in American sp...
Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood
Released on: 1984-02-07
Documentary
A documentary, combining archival material and live interviews with Marcus Garvey, Jr., and others, ...
America's Untold Journey: 450 Years of the African American Experience
Released on: 2016-01-31
Documentary
Chronicles over four centuries of African American influence on the development of the modern-day Un...
Kenyatta: Do Not Wait Your Turn
Released on: 2023-03-17
Documentary
An inspiring love story about a self-described “poor, gay, black man from North Philly” on his histo...
Operation Breadbasket
Released on: 1969-07-07
TV Movie, Documentary
Actor Robert Culp narrates this special examining the use of boycotts by African-Americans as a way ...
Zydeco
Released on: 1984-01-05
Documentary
Shot on location in rural Southwestern Louisiana, Zydeco combines cinema verite style footage, inter...
Little White Lie
Released on: 2014-11-21
Documentary
Lacey Schwartz grew up in a typical upper-middle-class Jewish household in Woodstock, NY, with lovin...
Fidel Lemoy
Released on: 2020-10-30
Documentary
Equatorial Guinea became independent 51 years ago from Spain. This African country lives under one o...