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Tongues Untied

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Calorie Rating: 77
Released: 1990-03-16
Running Time: 55 Minutes
Studios: Signifyin' Works,


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 / Directors



Cast

Marlon Riggs
Character: Self
Essex Hemphill
Character: Self - Poetry Performance
Brian Freeman
Character: Self

Michael Bell
Character: Self
Willi Ninja
Character: Self
Kerrigan Black
Character: Self

Blackberri
Character: Self
Djola Bernard Branner
Character: Self
Eddie Murphy
Character: Self (archive footage)


Production and Crew

Brian Freeman
Associate Producer

Alex Langford
Original Music Composer

Steve Langley
Original Music Composer
Marlon Riggs
Original Music Composer
Vivian Kleiman
Director of Photography

Marlon Riggs
Director of Photography