Anthem / produced, directed and edited by Marlon T. Riggs.

"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 cu...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Signifyin' Works (Firm)
Frameline (Firm)
Other Authors: Riggs, Marlon T.
Badgley, Christiane
Branner, Bernard
Freeman, Brian
Harris, Jesse
Language:English
Published: [San Francisco, Calif.] : Frameline, [2009]
Subjects:
African American gay people.
Homosexuality.
African American gays.
Short films.
Documentary films.
Experimental films.
Genre:
Short films.
Documentary films.
Experimental films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (9 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
"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.
Note:Originally produced in 1991.
Videorecording.
Call Number:HQ76.3.U5 A58 2009 VideoDVD
Credits:Photography, editor, Christiane Badgley [and others].
System Details:DVD-R, NTSC, all regions.
Burned DVD (DVD-R) format: this disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.
Cast:
Bernard Branner, Brian Freeman, Jesse Harris.