White Men Are Cracking Up
MovieTitle | White Men Are Cracking Up |
User score | 4.8 |
Release date | Jan 1, 1996 |
Genre | Crime, Drama |
Director | Ngozi Onwurah |
Production country | United Kingdom |
Production companies | Leda Serene Films |
Run time | 20 min. |
Maisie Blue is an enigmatic black widow figure under investigation by detective Margrave for her involvement in the suicides of successful white men. Through the blurred lines of perception and reality, the myth of the Black feminine mystique is explored under the guise of a murder mystery. The film explores the fetishization of Black women as a manifestation of white male insecurity.