Tongues Untied

Tongues Untied (1990)

Black Men Loving Black Men

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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  • Release Date: 1990-03-16
  • Runtime: 0h 55min
  • Director: Marlon Riggs

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  • Cast

    • Marlon Riggs

      Self

    • Essex Hemphill

      Self - Poetry Performance

    • Brian Freeman

      Self

    • Michael Bell

      Self

    • Willi Ninja

      Self

    • Kerrigan Black

      Self

    • Blackberri

      Self

    • Djola Bernard Branner

      Self

    • Eddie Murphy

      Self (archive footage)

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