The Polymath, or the Life and Opinions of Samuel R. Delany, Gentleman (2007)

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Directed by Fred Barney Taylor.

Starring Samuel R. Delany.

Highly regarded for such science fiction tomes as Nova, Hogg and The Einstein Intersection, African American author and intellectual Samuel Delany launched his career at the tender age of 20, publishing no less than nine novels from 1962 to 1968, as well as a plethora of short stories; in the process, Delany became a critical favorite and garnered a devoted (and much-deserved) cult following. With his experimental documentary The Polymath, or the Life and Opinions of Samuel R. Delany, Gentleman, filmmaker Fred Barney Taylor charts the eccentric personal side of iconoclast Delany's life, with a marked emphasis on the author's homoerotic adventures. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

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