Tongues Untied
6.7/10
0hr 55mins
Country:US
1990
Documentary
Spoken Languages: English
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.
Budget
$0.00
Production companies
Signifyin' Works
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
0hr 55mins
Rating
6.7/10
Release Date
1990-03-16
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