Looking for Langston : a meditation on Langston Hughes (1902-1967) and the Harlem Renaissance with the poetry of Essex Hemphill and Bruce Nugent (1906-1987) in memory of James Baldwin (1924-1987) / Sankofa Film and Video presents ; poetry and texts [by] James Baldwin, Essex Hemphill, Bruce Nugent, Hilton Als ; producer, Nadine Marsh-Edwards ; written and directed by Isaac Julien.

This self-described meditation on the life of Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes addresses the possible, possibly imagined, life of the author as a gay man. Both documentary and fantasy, it blends archival footage with black and white paeans to a life that might have been--a Harlem nightclub f...

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Corporate Authors: Sankofa Film & Video, British Film Institute, Strand Releasing (Firm)
Other Authors: Julien, Isaac, Marsh-Edwards, Nadine, Baldwin, James, 1924-1987, Hemphill, Essex, Nugent, Bruce, 1906-1987, Als, Hilton, Ellison, Ben, 1902-1984, Baidoo, Matthew
Language:English
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Closed-captioned.
Published: London : New York, NY : Sankofa Film and Video ; Distributed by Strand Releasing, [2007], ©2007.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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Physical Description:1 videodisc (60 min. [i.e. 45 min.]) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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