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Tongues Untied
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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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.
More about Tongues Untied
Cast
Marlon RiggsSelf
Essex HemphillSelf - Poetry Performance
Michael BellSelf
Willi NinjaSelf
BlackberriSelfCredits
- Directed by
- Marlon Riggs
- Written by
- Donald Woods, Marlon Riggs, Essex Hemphill, Steve Langley, Joseph Beam, Chris Harris, Reginald Jackson, Alan Miller
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
- Signifyin' WorksUnited States
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