O Happy Day: The Early Days of Black Gay Liberation

June. 24,1996      
Rating:
8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

The seminal short film O Happy Day imagines the early days of gay liberation for black gay men. Lofton juxtaposes images of black men from late 60s and early 70s films with images of Black Panther Party demonstrations, as a way of intentionally revising history. The soundtrack is punctuated by a 1970 quotation from Black Panther leader Huey Newton: "There's nothing to say that a homosexual cannot also be a revolutionary. Quite on the contrary, maybe a homosexual could be the most revolutionary..." O Happy Day blurs the difference between the Black Power movement and the Gay Power movement, and instead focuses on the similarities between the two.

Reviews

Mjeteconer
1996/06/24

Just perfect...

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Steineded
1996/06/25

How sad is this?

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Maidexpl
1996/06/26

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

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AnhartLinkin
1996/06/27

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

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