Looking for Langston (1989)
- Directed by
- Isaac Julien
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 45 min
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 24 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This black-and-white film blends archival footage of 1920s Harlem with staged scenes. It explores black gay identity and desire during the Harlem Renaissance.
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What happens
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 artistic and cultural period known as the Harlem Renaissance in New York. The film has a runtime of about 42 minutes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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