Black Men Loving Black Men
Marlon Riggs, with assistance from other gay Black men, especially poet Essex Hemphill, celebrates Black men loving Black men as a revolutionary act. The film intercuts footage of Hemphill reciting his poetry, Riggs telling the story of his growing up, scenes of men in social intercourse and dance, and various comic riffs, including a visit to the "Institute of Snap!thology," where men take lessons in how to snap their fingers: the sling snap, the point snap, the diva snap.
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Cast
- Marlon RiggsSelf
- Essex HemphillSelf - Poetry Performance
- Brian FreemanSelf
- Michael BellSelf
- Willi NinjaSelf
- Kerrigan BlackSelf
- BlackberriSelf
- Djola Bernard BrannerSelf
- Eddie MurphySelf (archive footage)
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- Marlon RiggsDirector
- Joseph BeamWriter
- Reginald JacksonWriter
- Steve LangleyWriter
- Vivian KleimanDirector of Photography
- Marlon RiggsDirector of Photography
- Steve LangleyOriginal Music Composer
- Marlon RiggsOriginal Music Composer
- Alex LangfordOriginal Music Composer
- Marlon RiggsEditor
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