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A short film that touches upon race and power dynamics within the queer community, It follows a young Black man as he navigates encountering unwanted sexual advances from an older gentleman after having a one-night-stand.
Director
Status
Released
Original Language
EN

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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