Basic Info
Release: March 16, 1990
Runtime: 55 min
Rating: ⭐ 6.6/10 (59 votes)
Status: Released
Tongues Untied
1990
55 min
⭐ 6.6/10
59 votes
Overview
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.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English en
Flatrate
OVID
Cast
Marlon Riggs
Self
Essex Hemphill
Self - Poetry Performance
Brian Freeman
Self
Michael Bell
Self
Willi Ninja
Self
Kerrigan Black
Self
Blackberri
Self
Djola Bernard Branner
Self
Eddie Murphy
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Marlon Riggs
Director
Joseph Beam
Writer
Reginald Jackson
Writer
Steve Langley
Writer
Donald Woods
Writer
Chris Harris
Writer
Alan Miller
Writer
Marlon Riggs
Producer
Essex Hemphill
Writer
Marlon Riggs
Writer
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Posters
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