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.
Cast
Crew
Marlon Riggs
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer, Original Music Composer
Joseph Beam
Writer
Reginald Jackson
Writer
Steve Langley
Writer, Original Music Composer
Donald Woods
Writer
Chris Harris
Writer
Alan Miller
Writer
Essex Hemphill
Writer
Vivian Kleiman
Director of Photography
Brian Freeman
Associate Producer
Alex Langford
Original Music Composer
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