Anthem + Affirmations : two short films /

Anthem (9 min.): "Marlon Riggs' experimental music video politicizes the homoeroticism of African-American men. With images--sensual, sexual and defiant--and words intended to provoke, Anthem reasserts the 'self-evident right' to life and liberty in an era of pervasive anti-gay,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jackson, Reginald T. (Author)
Corporate Author:	Signifyin' Works (Firm) (Producer)
Other Authors:	Riggs, Marlon T. (Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Producer), Badgley, Christiane (Cinematographer, Director, Editor), Branner, Bernard (Actor), Freeman, Brian (Actor), Harris, Jesse, 1969- (Actor), Bell, Michael, Blackberri
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	[San Francisco, Calif.] : Frameline, [2009]
Subjects:	African American gays. Homosexuality. Nonfiction films. Short films. Music videos. Experimental films. Documentary films.

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Summary:	Anthem (9 min.): "Marlon Riggs' experimental music video politicizes the homoeroticism of African-American men. With images--sensual, sexual and defiant--and words intended to provoke, Anthem reasserts the 'self-evident right' to life and liberty in an era of pervasive anti-gay, anti-Black backlash and hysterical cultural repression."--Container. Affirmations (10 min.): "An exploration of Black gay male desires and dreams. Affirmations starts with an affectionate, humorous confessional and moves on to a wish for empowerment and incorporation."--Container.
Item Description:	Title from container. Videodisc release of two short motion pictures produced in 1990 (Affirmations) and 1991 (Anthem). Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (19 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD-R; NTSC; all regions.
Production Credits:	(Anthem) Photography, editor, Christiane Badgley ... [et al.]. (Affirmations) Photography, Marlon Riggs, Scott Sinkler; editor, Christiane Badgley.