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“Conflict, co-dependency and vulnerability”
The piece addresses the myth of masculinity as it's felt within the Pan-African diaspora: by creating a space where the black male figure is more visible and honestly represented, it gives a powerful testimony to the generational trauma inherited by men from marginalised groups
Director
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.
