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Black Men Loving Black Men

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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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DirectorMarlon Riggs

Keywords

lgbtblack lgbtafrican american man

Cast

Marlon Riggs as Self

Marlon Riggs

Self

Essex Hemphill as Self - Poetry Performance

Essex Hemphill

Self - Poetry Performance

Brian Freeman as Self

Brian Freeman

Self

Michael Bell as Self

Michael Bell

Self

Willi Ninja as Self

Willi Ninja

Self

Kerrigan Black as Self

Kerrigan Black

Self

Blackberri as Self

Blackberri

Self

Djola Bernard Branner as Self

Djola Bernard Branner

Self

Eddie Murphy as Self (archive footage)

Eddie Murphy

Self (archive footage)