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Tongues Untied (1990)

★ 6.6/10 55 min Documentary United States English
Director: Marlon Riggs
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Black Men Loving Black Men

Description

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.

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Marlon Riggs
Marlon Riggs Self
Essex Hemphill
Essex Hemphill Self - Poetry Performance
Brian Freeman Self
Michael Bell
Michael Bell Self
Willi Ninja
Willi Ninja Self
Kerrigan Black Self
Blackberri
Blackberri Self
Djola Bernard Branner Self

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