Movie
Tongues Untied
Black Men Loving Black Men
199055m★ 6.6Documentary
Overview
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.
Director
- Marlon Riggs
Writers
- Joseph Beam
- Reginald Jackson
- Steve Langley
- Chris Harris
- Alan Miller
Producers
- Marlon Riggs
Where to watch
Region: US · via JustWatch / TMDB
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Top cast
Marlon Riggs
Self
Essex Hemphill
Self - Poetry Performance
No photo
Brian Freeman
Self
Michael Bell
Self
Willi Ninja
Self
No photo
Kerrigan Black
Self
Blackberri
Self
No photo
Djola Bernard Branner
Self
Eddie Murphy
Self (archive footage)
