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  • Black Nations/Queer Nations? (1995)
  • 59 min | Documentary
Black Nations/Queer Nations? (1995)
59 min | Documentary
This is an experimental documentary chronicling the March 1995 groundbreaking conference on lesbian and gay sexualities in the African diaspora. The conference brought together an array of dynamic scholars, activists and cultural workers ...See moreThis is an experimental documentary chronicling the March 1995 groundbreaking conference on lesbian and gay sexualities in the African diaspora. The conference brought together an array of dynamic scholars, activists and cultural workers including Essex Hemphill, Kobena Mercer, Barbara Smith, Urvashi Vaid and Jacqui Alexander to interrogate the economic, political and social situations of diasporic lesbians, gay men, bisexual and transgender peoples. The video brings together the highlights of the conference and draws connections between popular culture and contemporary black gay media production. The participants discuss various topics: Black and queer identity, the shortcomings of Black nationalism, and homophobia in Black communities. Drawing upon works such as Isaac Julien's "The Attendant" and Jocelyn Taylor's "Bodily Functions", this documentary illuminates the importance of this historic conference for Black lesbians and gays. Written by Third World Newsreel See less
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Director
Shari Frilot
Producer
Shari Frilot
Editor
Lewis Erskine
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1995 (United States)

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7 cast members
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Zackie Achmat
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Essex Hemphill's primary photo
Essex Hemphill
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Barbara Jordan's primary photo
Barbara Jordan
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Sammy and Company (1975)
Isaac Julien's primary photo
Isaac Julien
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Young Soul Rebels (1991)
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Simon Nkoli
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Black Nations/Queer Nations? (1995)
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Jocelyn Taylor
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The Watermelon Woman (1996)
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Urvashi Vaid
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My Feminism (1997)
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