Local veteran BET and advertising veteran Darryl Pitts critiques images of African American romance in cinema, and how they impact social mores, in his documentary Kiss & Tell. Interviewees discussing the evolution of their own ideas of race, gender, love and sexuality include Tyler Perry, Roger Ebert, Anthony Mackie, Keenan Ivory Wayans, Nia Long, Isaiah Washington, Vanessa Williams, Jasmine Guy, Larenz Tate, and Diahann Carrol. Coproducer Sheryl Lee Ralph narrates.
Kiss & Tell screens Thursday 2/24 at 7 p.m. in Black World Cinema‘s Truth Be Told film series at Chatham 14, 210 W. 87th St. $5.