Black Is… Black Ain’t
Trailer: Black Is… Black Ain’t
Year: 1995
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Signifyin' Works
Director: Marlon Riggs
Cast: Marlon Riggs, Angela Davis, bell hooks, Essex Hemphill, Cornel West, Maulana Karenga
Crew: Marlon Riggs (Director), Robert Shepard (Director of Photography), Christiane Badgley (Editor), Nicole Atkinson (Co-Producer), Christiane Badgley (Co-Director), Jasmine Dellal (Associate Producer)
Runtime: 87 minutes
Release: Oct 11, 1995
IMDb: 5.60/10 by 11 users
Popularity: 1
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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