Marlon Riggs and other gay Black men, including poet Essex Hemphill, celebrate Black men loving Black men as a revolutionary act. The film mixes poetry, Riggs's memories of growing up, social and dance scenes, and comic riffs like the "Institute of Snap!thology."
- Directors
- Marlon Riggs
- Cast
- Marlon Riggs, Essex Hemphill, Brian Freeman, Michael Bell, Willi Ninja, Kerrigan Black, Blackberri, Djola Bernard Branner, Eddie Murphy
- Country
- United States of America
- Genre
- Documentary
- Release date
- 1990-03-16
- Studios
- Signifyin' Works
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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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