Tongues Untied
Black Men Loving Black Men
Not Rated
Documentary
Starring: Marlon Riggs, Essex Hemphill, Brian Freeman, Michael Bell, Willi Ninja
Writer: Joseph Beam, Reginald Jackson, Steve Langley, Donald Woods, Chris Harris
Release Date:
March 16, 1990
March 16, 1990
Ratings:
6.6 / 10
6.6 / 10
Director:
Marlon Riggs
Marlon Riggs
Companies:
Signifyin' Works
Signifyin' Works
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.
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