CinemaOSMovie · 1998 · 0h 56m

I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America

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.

Directed byByron Hurt

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Runtime
0h 56m
Language
EN
Released
August 4, 1998

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I Am A Man: Black Masculinity in America

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9 credited
Starring
Byron Hurt

Byron Hurt

Self

bell hooks

Self

Michael Eric Dyson

Michael Eric Dyson

Self

John Henrik Clarke

Self

Kevin Powell

Self

Andrew Young

Andrew Young

Self

Alvin F. Poussaint

Self

MC Hammer

MC Hammer

Self

Jackson Katz

Self

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Directed by
Byron Hurt
Byron Hurt
Written by
Byron Hurt
Byron Hurt
Andrew P. Jones
Produced by
Byron Hurt
Byron Hurt

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