The final film by filmmaker Marlon Riggs jumps into the middle of explosive debates over Black identity. BLACK IS... BLACK AIN'T is a fi lm every African American should see, ponder and discuss. White Americans have always stereotyped African Americans. But the rigid definitions of "Blackness" that African Americans impose on each other, Riggs claims, have also been devastating. Is there an essential Black identity? Is there a litmus test defining the real Black man and true Black woman? Riggs uses his grandmother's gumbo as a metaphor for the rich diversity of Black identities. His camera traverses the country, bringing us face to face with Black folks young and old, rich and poor, rural and urban, gay and straight, grappling with the paradox of numerous, often contested definitions of "Blackness." Riggs mixes performances by choreographer Bill T. Jones a[ZiYuantun.Com]nd poet Essex Hemphill with commentary by noted cultural critics Angela Davis, bell hooks, Cornel West, Michele Wallace, Barbara Smith and Maulana Karenga to create a flavorful stew of personal testimony, music, and history. 译文(2): 电影制片人马龙 · 里格斯的最后一部电影跳进了关于黑人身份的激烈争论{资源屯-ziyuantun.com}。黑色是... 《黑人与非洲》是一部每个非洲裔美国人都应该看、思考和讨论的电影。美国白人一直对非洲裔美国人有成见。但里格斯声称，非裔美国人相互强加的对“黑人”的严格定义也是毁灭性的。有没有一个重要的黑人身份？是否有一个试金石来定义真正的黑人男子和真正的黑人女子？里格斯用他祖母的秋葵汤来比喻黑人身份的丰富多样性。他的摄像机穿越了整个国家，把我们带到了黑人的面前，无论年轻人还是老年人，无论贫富，无论城市还是农村，无论同性恋还是异性恋，无数关于“黑人”的矛盾定义经常引起争议里格斯将编舞比尔 · T · 琼斯(Bill T. Jones)和诗人埃塞克斯 · 亨普希尔(Essex Hemphill)的表演与著名文化评论家安吉拉 · 戴维斯(Angela Davis)、贝尔 · 胡克斯(bell hooks)、康奈尔 · 韦斯特(Cornel West)、米歇尔 · 华莱士(Michele Wallace)、芭芭拉 · 史密斯(Barbara Smith)和毛拉娜 · 卡伦加(Maulana Karenga)。
