Tongues Untied
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.
Top Billed Cast
Marlon Riggs
Self
Essex Hemphill
Self - Poetry Performance
Brian Freeman
Self
Michael Bell
Self
Willi Ninja
Self
Featured Crew
Marlon Riggs
Director
Vivian Kleiman
Director of Photography
Joseph Beam
Writer
Steve Langley
Original Music Composer
Marlon Riggs
Director of Photography
Marlon Riggs
Original Music Composer
Reginald Jackson
Writer
Steve Langley
Writer
Chris Harris
Writer
Alan Miller
Writer
Donald Woods
Writer
Alex Langford
Original Music Composer
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