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I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America

I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America (1998)

0 | 04 Aug 1998 | Documentary

Award-winning filmmaker Byron Hurt explores what it means to be a Black man in America. Traveling to more than fifteen cities and towns across the country, Hurt gathers reflections on Black masculinity from men and women of a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds and a host of leading scholars and cultural critics. What results is an engaging and honest dialogue about race, gender, and identity in America. Features bell hooks, Michael Eric Dyson, John Henrick Clarke, Kevin Powell, Andrew Young, Dr. Alvin Poussaint, MC Hammer, Jackson Katz, and many others.

Featured Crew

Andrew P. Jones Writer
Lionel Jardine Editor
Byron Hurt Camera Operator
Byron Hurt Producer
Byron Hurt Writer
Donald Hastie Editor
Andrew P. Jones Camera Operator
Andrew P. Jones Music
Michael Gaskins Music
Andrew P. Jones Co-Producer

I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America (1998) Cast & Crew

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