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Looking for Langston is a 1989 British black-and-white film, directed by Isaac Julien and produced by Sankofa Film & Video Productions. It combines authentic archival newsreel footage of Harlem in the 1920s with scripted scenes to produce a non-linear impressionistic storyline celebrating black gay identity and desire during the ...
Oct 1, 1989 · A 1989 film by Isaac Julien that recreates the high-society gay men of the Harlem Renaissance through poetry, archival footage and photographs. The film features the works of Langston Hughes, Richard Bruce Nugent, James Baldwin and Essex Hemphill, and explores the themes of desire, identity and freedom.
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- Biography, Drama
- Isaac Julien
- 1989-10-01
Dec 18, 2017 · A film that explores the hidden side of Langston Hughes, a black gay poet of the Harlem Renaissance. It blends fiction and nonfiction, archival clips and voice over, to portray the challenges and joys of his identity.
Jun 15, 2022 · A filmmaker's lyrical evocation of Black queer history and the Harlem Renaissance. Learn about the artist's process, influences, and legacy in this exclusive interview.
A 1988 film by Isaac Julien that explores the lives and dreams of gay black men in Harlem in the 1920s. See critics and audience reviews, ratings, photos, and synopsis of this biographical drama.
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- Isaac Julien
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- Ben Ellison, Matthew Baidoo, Akim Mogaji
A fantasy-like recreation of gay men in Harlem Renaissance, with poetry and essays of Hughes and others. The plot follows a man's dream and his visits to a jazz and dance club, where he encounters Beauty.
Looking for Langston is a lyrical exploration - and recreation - of the private world of poet, novelist and playwright Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967) and his fellow black artists from the Harlem Renaissance.
