CinemaOSMovie · 1990 · 0h 55m
Tongues Untied

Black Men Loving Black Men

67%(63)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byMarlon Riggs

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 55m
Language
EN
Released
March 16, 1990
Studios
Signifyin' Works

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TONGUES UNTIED Trailer | TIFF 2021

TONGUES UNTIED Trailer | TIFF 2021

Featuring

Cast & crew

9 credited
Starring
Marlon Riggs

Marlon Riggs

Self

Essex Hemphill

Essex Hemphill

Self - Poetry Performance

Brian Freeman

Self

Michael Bell

Michael Bell

Self

Willi Ninja

Willi Ninja

Self

Kerrigan Black

Self

Blackberri

Blackberri

Self

Djola Bernard Branner

Self

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Self (archive footage)

Creative team
Directed by
Marlon Riggs
Marlon Riggs
Written by
Joseph Beam
Reginald Jackson
Produced by
Marlon Riggs
Marlon Riggs

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