WED APR 17, 2024 10:00 PM TONGUES UNTIED / BLACK IS... BLACK AIN'T $8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission) Los Feliz 3 | ‘This Is Not a Fiction’ Tickets are no longer on sale for this event.
ABOUT THE FILMS: TONGUES UNTIED, 1989, Dir. Marlon T. Riggs, 55 Min, Frameline, USA In the seminal documentary on Black gay life, Emmy Award-winning director Marlon T. Riggs uses poetry, personal testimony, rap, and performance (featuring poet Essex Hemphill and others), to describe the homophobia and racism that confront Black gay men. FORMAT: DCP BLACK IS…BLACK AIN’T, 1995, Dir. Marlon T. Riggs, 87 Min, Frameline, USA The final film by Marlon Riggs jumps into the middle of explosive debates over Black identity. Riggs uses his grandmother’s gumbo as a metaphor for the rich diversity of Black identities. His camera traverses the country, bringing us face to face with Black folks young and old, rich and poor, rural and urban, gay and straight, grappling with the paradox of numerous, often contested definitions of Blackness. Riggs mixes performances by choreographer Bill T. Jones and poet Essex Hemphill with commentary by noted cultural critics Angela Davis, Bell Hooks, Cornel West, Michele Wallace, Barbara Smith and Maulana Karenga to create a flavorful stew of personal testimony, music, and history. FORMAT: DCP