Essex Hemphill

Essex Hemphill

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.

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  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1967-04-16
  • Place of Birth : Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Essex Hemphill Movies

  • 2015
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    Af-Fixing Ceremony: Four Movements for Essex, Movement I: Essex + Audre

    Af-Fixing Ceremony: Four Movements for Essex, Movement I: Essex + Audre

    1 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...

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  • 1970
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    Essex Hemphill: From The Anacostia to the Potomac

    Essex Hemphill: From The Anacostia to the Potomac

    1 1970 HD

    Video performance of poetry by Essex Hemphill in performance with Larry Duckette, Brenda Files & Cordell Credle

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  • 1990
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    Tongues Untied

    Tongues Untied

    6.7 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....

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  • 1990
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    Affirmations

    Affirmations

    5.6 1990 HD

    A look at what it's like to be gay and black in America.

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  • 1993
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    Anthem

    Anthem

    4.4 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.

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  • 1994
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    Black Is… Black Ain’t

    Black Is… Black Ain’t

    6.1 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...

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  • 1990
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    Tongues Untied

    Tongues Untied

    6.7 1990 HD

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