Black is... black ain't : a personal journey through black identity

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Title:

Author:

Riggs, Marlon T., film producer, film director, screenwriter.

ISBN:

9781422929261

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 87 min.) : sound, color and black & white ; 4 3/4 in.

General Note:

Extras: filmmaker bio.

Originally produced in 1995; copyright held by Signifyin' Works.

Abstract:

A frank and honest look at black identity in America. Uses incisive storytelling and commentary from prominent black intellectuals, including Angela Davis, Bell Hooks, and Cornel West. Meant to stir provocative debate and add reinforcement to a bold vision for a humanity that embraces all people. Explodes the myth that black America is monolithic. "Black Is . . . Black Ain't," was the film Riggs was working on at the time of his death, and was completed by a group of his friends and colleagues.

Personal Subject:

Riggs, Marlon T.

Subject Term:

African Americans -- Race identity.

African Americans -- Attitudes.

African Americans -- Color -- Social aspects.

Stereotypes (Social psychology) -- United States.

Added Author:

Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-

hooks, bell, 1952-

West, Cornel,

Added Corporate Author:

Signifyin' Works (Firm)

Docurama (Firm)

New Video Group.

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Black Is... Black Ain't is a frank and honest look at black identity in America. In his final project before losing his battle with AIDS, acclaimed director Marlon Riggs uses incisive storytelling and commentary from prominent black intellectuals, including Angela Davis, bell hooks, and Cornel West, to stir provocative debate and add reinforcement to his bold vision for a humanity that embraces all people. Likening black America to a batch of his grandmother's gumbo, a stew with just a little bit of everything in it, Riggs explodes the myth that black America is monolithic. Winner of the Sundance Film Festival's Filmmaker's Trophy, Black Is... Black Ain't is embracing and at moments mystical (The New York Times).