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Tongues Untied (1990)

Black Men Loving Black Men

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 55M

Director : Marlon Riggs

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.

Actors

Marlon Riggs
Marlon Riggs
Self
Essex Hemphill
Essex Hemphill
Self - Poetry Performance
Brian Freeman
Brian Freeman
Self
Michael Bell
Michael Bell
Self
Willi Ninja
Willi Ninja
Self
Kerrigan Black
Kerrigan Black
Self
Blackberri
Blackberri
Self
Djola Bernard Branner
Djola Bernard Branner
Self (as Bernard Branner)
Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
(Archive footage

Crews

Marlon Riggs
Marlon Riggs
Director
Marlon Riggs
Marlon Riggs
Producer
Marlon Riggs
Marlon Riggs
Editor
Brian Freeman
Brian Freeman
Associate Producer
Essex Hemphill
Essex Hemphill
Writer
Marlon Riggs
Marlon Riggs
Writer
Alex Langford
Alex Langford
Original Music Composer
Steve Langley
Steve Langley
Original Music Composer
Marlon Riggs
Marlon Riggs
Original Music Composer
Vivian Kleiman
Vivian Kleiman
Director of Photography
Marlon Riggs
Marlon Riggs
Director of Photography
Joseph Beam
Joseph Beam
Writer
Chris Harris
Chris Harris
Writer
Reginald Jackson
Reginald Jackson
Writer
Steve Langley
Steve Langley
Writer
Alan Miller
Alan Miller
Writer
Donald Woods
Donald Woods
Writer

Posters and backgrounds

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