Bibliograph

Black wax, producer, director Robert Mugge ; a Mug-Shot Production for Channel Four

Type

Label

Black wax, producer, director Robert Mugge ; a Mug-Shot Production for Channel Four

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Main title

Black wax

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

40942772

Responsibility statement

producer, director Robert Mugge ; a Mug-Shot Production for Channel Four

Runtime

Summary

A documentary about Gil Scott-Heron, one of rap's earliest pioneers. Interspliced between performance footage of Scott-Heron and his Midnight Band are vignettes of him walking around Washington D.C., and expressing his views on then-President Reagan (dubbed "Ray-Gun"). The live performance features many of Scott-Heron's best-known hits, including "Johannesburg, " "Winter in America, " and "Angel Dust, " among others

Technique

live action

Contributor