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I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America

I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America

1998

N/R

Categories:

  • Documentary

Overview:

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.

Byron Hurt

Producer, Writer, Camera Operator, Director

Andrew P. Jones

Writer, Camera Operator, Music, Co-Producer

Cast:

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  • Byron Hurt

    Byron Hurt

    Self
  • bell hooks

    bell hooks

    Self
  • Michael Eric Dyson

    Michael Eric Dyson

    Self
  • John Henrik Clarke

    John Henrik Clarke

    Self
  • Kevin Powell

    Kevin Powell

    Self
  • Andrew Young

    Andrew Young

    Self