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. The film closes with obituaries for victims of AIDS and archival footage of the civil rights movement placed next to footage of Black men marching in a gay pride parade.
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Lover Man |
Billie Holiday: performer
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Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair |
Nina Simone: performer
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First Time Ever I Saw Your Face |
Roberta Flack: performer
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Do You Wanna Funk |
Sylvester: performer
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Quit Poken' Me Mix |
Adonis: producer
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Come Out Tonight |
Alex Langford: writer, messages.music arranger
Marlon Riggs: writer, messages.music arranger
Blackberri: performer
Kerrigan Black: performer
Gene Garth: performer
Arvid Williams: performer
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Do What You Wanna Do |
Steve Langley: writer, performer
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