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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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Marlon Riggs
Self
Essex Hemphill
Self - Poetry Performance
Michael Bell
Self
Willi Ninja
Self
Blackberri
Self
Eddie Murphy
Self (archive footage)
Marlon Riggs
Director of Photography
Marlon Riggs
Director
Marlon Riggs
Editor
Marlon Riggs
Producer
Marlon Riggs
Original Music Composer
Donald Woods
Writer
Essex Hemphill
Writer
Marlon Riggs
Writer
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