Tongues Untied

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Marlon Riggs

Self

Age : 37 | Popularity : 8%

Essex Hemphill

Self - Poetry Performance

Age : 28 | Popularity : 2%

Brian Freeman

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Michael Bell

Self

Age : 86 | Popularity : 81%

Willi Ninja

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Kerrigan Black

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Blackberri

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Djola Bernard Branner

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Marlon Riggs
Editing	Editor	Marlon Riggs
Production	Associate Producer	Brian Freeman
	Producer	Marlon Riggs
Writing	Writer	Essex Hemphill Marlon Riggs Joseph Beam Chris Harris Reginald Jackson Steve Langley Alan Miller Donald Woods
Sound	Original Music Composer	Alex Langford Steve Langley Marlon Riggs
Camera	Director of Photography	Vivian Kleiman Marlon Riggs
Department	Role	Name

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