White Men Are Cracking Up (1996)
Maisie Blue is an enigmatic black widow figure under investigation by detective Margrave for her involvement in the suicides of successful white men. Through the blurred lines of perception and reality, the myth of the Black feminine mystique is explored under the guise of a murder mystery. The film explores the fetishization of Black women as a manifestation of white male insecurity.
Director:
Ngozi Onwurah
Writer:
Bonnie Greer
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Theo Omambala as Maisie Blue |
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Jon Finch as Detective Margrave |
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Tom Geoghegan as Buckley |
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Nick Simons as Sandwich Board Man |
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Bernard Lawrence as Homeless Man |
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John Rafferty as Tom |
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Howard Davis as Boy |
| Camera | Alwin H. Küchler | Director of Photography |
| Production | Penny Gold | Producer |
| Directing | Ngozi Onwurah | Director |
| Production | Frances-Anne Solomon | Producer |
| Writing | Bonnie Greer | Screenplay |
| Production | Ingrid Lewis | Producer |
