Tongues Untied
Marlon Riggs, with assistance from other gay Black men, especially poet Essex Hemphill, celebrates Black men loving Black men as a revolutionary act. The film intercuts footage of Hemphill reciting his poetry, Riggs telling the story of his growing up, scenes of men in social intercourse and dance, and various comic riffs, including a visit to the "Institute of Snap!thology," where men take lessons in how to snap their fingers: the sling snap, the point snap, the diva snap.
Year: 1990
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Signifyin' Works
Director: Marlon Riggs
Cast: Marlon Riggs, Essex Hemphill, Brian Freeman, Michael Bell, Willi Ninja, Kerrigan Black
Crew: Marlon Riggs (Director), Steve Langley (Original Music Composer), Joseph Beam (Writer), Marlon Riggs (Original Music Composer), Reginald Jackson (Writer), Vivian Kleiman (Director of Photography)
Runtime: 55 minutes
Release: Mar 16, 1990
IMDb: 6.70/10 by 55 users
Popularity: 3
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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