Essex Hemphill was an openly gay American poet and activist. He is known for his contributions to the Washington, D.C. art scene in the 1980s, and for openly discussing the topics pertinent to the African-American gay community.
Movies1 2015 HD
Between 2014 and 2017, McClodden revived the work of deceased Black queer artists who were active during the 1980s AIDS epidemic, including the poet...
Movies1 1970 HD
Video performance of poetry by Essex Hemphill in performance with Larry Duckette, Brenda Files & Cordell Credle
Movies6.7 1990 HD
Marlon Riggs, with assistance from other gay Black men, especially poet Essex Hemphill, celebrates Black men loving Black men as a revolutionary act....
Movies5.6 1990 HD
A look at what it's like to be gay and black in America.
Movies4.4 1993 HD
A collage of erotic images and a call to arms, with a feverish hip-hop energy that celebrates the lives of African American men.
Movies6.1 1994 HD
African-American documentary filmmaker Marlon Riggs was working on this final film as he died from AIDS-related complications in 1994; he addresses...
Movies6.7 1990 HD
Marlon Riggs, with assistance from other gay Black men, especially poet Essex Hemphill, celebrates Black men loving Black men as a revolutionary act....
