bell hooks
Know for: Acting
Born: 1952-09-25
Place of birth: Hopkinsville, Kentucky, USA
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BaadAsssss Cinema (2002)
With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather...
My Feminism (1997)
In an era of antifeminist backlash, this articulate documentary by the makers of Thank God I’m a Lesbian forcefully reminds us that the...
I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America (1998)
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...
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me (2004)
Today there are more reasons than ever for families to explore and celebrate diversity. Our ever-expanding world is full of differences in abilities,...
Becoming bell hooks (2024)
Explore the life and legacy of Kentucky-born author bell hooks, who wrote nearly 40 books and whose work at the intersection of race, class and...
Hillbilly (2018)
A documentary that examines the cultural stereotype of the people of Appalachia and how that has affected America's relationship with its rural...
bell hooks: Cultural Criticism & Transformation (1997)
bell hooks is one of America's most accessible public intellectuals. In this two-part video, extensively illustrated with many of the images under...
Black Is… Black Ain’t (1994)
African-American documentary filmmaker Marlon Riggs was working on this final film as he died from AIDS-related complications in 1994; he addresses...
bell hooks: Dialogue on Transgressive Sexual Practice (2014)
An open dialogue at The New School (Eugene Lang College) moderated by renowned feminist author bell hooks in conversation with Samuel...
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me (2004)
Today there are more reasons than ever for families to explore and celebrate diversity. Our ever-expanding world is full of differences in abilities,...