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.
Director: Marlon Riggs
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Marlon Riggs as Self |
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Angela Davis as Self |
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bell hooks as Self |
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Essex Hemphill as Self |
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Cornel West as Self |
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Maulana Karenga as Self |
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Barbara Smith as Self |
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Michele Wallace as Self |
| Directing | Marlon Riggs | Director |
| Editing | Christiane Badgley | Editor |
| Camera | Robert Shepard | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Bob Paris | Co-Editor |
| Editing | Sam Green | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Nicole Atkinson | Co-Producer |
| Production | Jasmine Dellal | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Jasmine Dellal | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Tanya Phipps | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Sekou Shepard | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Bill T. Jones | Choreographer |
| Production | Marlon Riggs | Producer |
| Directing | Christiane Badgley | Co-Director |
| Sound | Mary Watkins | Music |
| Camera | Bob Paris | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Jasmine Dellal | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Emiko Omori | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Michael Chin | Additional Photography |
