I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America

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

Directed by Byron Hurt

Documentary · 56m

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.

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Cast

Byron Hurt Self
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bell hooks Self Michael Eric Dyson Self
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John Henrik Clarke Self
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Kevin Powell Self Andrew Young Self
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Alvin F. Poussaint Self MC Hammer Self
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Jackson Katz Self

Crew

Director
Byron Hurt
Writer
Andrew P. Jones, Byron Hurt
Editor
Lionel Jardine, Donald Hastie
Producer
Byron Hurt

Details

Release date
1998-08-04
Runtime
56m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English