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.
Directed byMarlon Riggs
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 0h 55m
- Language
- EN
- Released
- March 16, 1990
Watch the
Trailers & teasers
Featuring
Cast & crew
Marlon Riggs
Self
Essex Hemphill
Self - Poetry Performance
Brian Freeman
Self
Michael Bell
Self
Willi Ninja
Self
Kerrigan Black
Self
Blackberri
Self
Djola Bernard Branner
Self
Eddie Murphy
Self (archive footage)
- Directed by
- Marlon Riggs
- Written by
- Joseph BeamChris Harris
- Produced by
- Marlon Riggs
Keep watching
More like this
6.8Tarnation
2003 · Film
7.0AIDS: Doctors and Nurses Tell Their Stories
2017 · Film
Prognosis: Notes on Living
2021 · Film
4.5Drawings of My BF
2021 · Film
Aravani Girl
2009 · Film
5.5Michael Lost and Found
2017 · Film
4.8Secrets of the Gay Sauna
2016 · Film
3.7Richard Fontaine's Days of Greek Gods
1988 · Film
4.8#BKKY
2017 · Film
4.5Montgomery Clift
1983 · Film
CARMEX
2024 · Film
1.0No Goodbyes
2021 · Film
Orden natural
2023 · Film
10.0Out of Uganda
2023 · Film
4.3Uncle Bob
2010 · Film
Layering
2023 · Film
Girl-Boy
2025 · Film
3.0Lady Like
2024 · Film
Picked for you
Recommended movies
7.0Welcome to Chechnya
2020 · Film
6.0Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018 · Film
7.1Come See Me in the Good Light
2025 · Film
7.5The Last Repair Shop
2024 · Film
7.4McQueen
2018 · Film
6.8Looking for Richard
1996 · Film
7.642 Up
1999 · Film
7.528 Up
1985 · Film
7.3The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
2019 · Film
8.0My Mom Jayne
2025 · Film
6.4Biggie & Tupac
2002 · Film
7.635 Up
1991 · Film
7.0Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
2022 · Film
7.2Tab Hunter Confidential
2015 · Film
7.9John Candy: I Like Me
2025 · Film
7.0Western Stars
2019 · Film
6.6Harmontown
2014 · Film
6.3All in My Family
2019 · Film
6.1Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste
2022 · Film
8.1Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020 · Film