Tongues Untied

Black Men Loving Black Men

Tongues Untied — Plot

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
• March 16, 1990
• Runtime
• 55 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Marlon Riggs

Tongues Untied — Cast

Marlon Riggs Self Essex Hemphill Self - Poetry Performance

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Brian Freeman Self Michael Bell Self Willi Ninja Self

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Kerrigan Black Self Blackberri Self

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Djola Bernard Branner Self