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Tongues Untied
Tongues Untied

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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