Movie
Tongues Untied
1990 · 55 min
A poetic, confrontational collage that blends anger and tenderness into an intimate, demanding experience.
- Directed by
- Marlon Riggs
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Marlon Riggs, Essex Hemphill, Brian Freeman
- Tagline
- Black Men Loving Black Men
- Overview
- 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.
- How it feels
- Earnest, satirical, warm and tense. Measured and demanding.
- About
- Identity, race, sexuality, isolation
- Content
- Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Marlon Riggs
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Marlon Riggs, Essex Hemphill, Brian Freeman
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