I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America

August. 04,1998      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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 as  Self
Michael Eric Dyson as  Self
Andrew Young as  Self

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Reviews

Colibel
1998/08/04

Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

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SunnyHello
1998/08/05

Nice effects though.

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Juana
1998/08/06

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

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Kinley
1998/08/07

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

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