Looking for Langston

Year: 1989

Runtime: 45 mins

Language: English

Director: Isaac Julien

Drama

In black‑white, the film imagines gay life during Harlem’s Renaissance, using archival footage, photographs and a narrative. A wake gathers around a coffin while a downstairs bar hosts tuxedoed men dancing. A guest dreams of Beauty, who later lies beside him. Essays by Langston Hughes narrate his jazz‑club visits, celebrating 1920s Black gay freedom.

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