Tongues Untied (1990)
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.
Director: Marlon Riggs
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Marlon Riggs as Self |
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Essex Hemphill as Self - Poetry Performance |
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Brian Freeman as Self |
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Michael Bell as Self |
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Willi Ninja as Self |
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Kerrigan Black as Self |
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Blackberri as Self |
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Djola Bernard Branner as Self |
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Eddie Murphy as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | Marlon Riggs | Director |
| Sound | Alex Langford | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Steve Langley | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Marlon Riggs | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Vivian Kleiman | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Marlon Riggs | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Joseph Beam | Writer |
| Writing | Chris Harris | Writer |
| Writing | Reginald Jackson | Writer |
| Writing | Steve Langley | Writer |
| Writing | Alan Miller | Writer |
| Writing | Donald Woods | Writer |
| Production | Marlon Riggs | Producer |
| Editing | Marlon Riggs | Editor |
| Production | Brian Freeman | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Essex Hemphill | Writer |
| Writing | Marlon Riggs | Writer |
