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 Riggs Self
Essex Hemphill Self - Poetry Performance Brian Freeman Self
Michael Bell Self
Willi Ninja Self Kerrigan Black Self
Blackberri Self Djola Bernard Branner Self
Eddie Murphy Self (archive footage)Screenings in Brussels
No upcoming screenings.