Tongues Untied

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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.

Release Date

1990-03-16

Year

1990

Duration

55m

Status

Released

Score

6.60

#lgbt#black-lgbt#african-american-man

Cast

Marlon Riggs

Marlon Riggs

Essex Hemphill

Essex Hemphill

Self - Poetry Performance

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Brian Freeman

Michael Bell

Michael Bell

Willi Ninja

Willi Ninja

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Kerrigan Black

Blackberri

Blackberri

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Djola Bernard Branner

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Self (archive footage)