Tongues Untied
Tongues Untied
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.
Cast
Marlon Riggs
Essex Hemphill
Brian Freeman
Michael Bell
Willi Ninja
Kerrigan Black
Blackberri
Djola Bernard Branner
Eddie Murphy
Crew
Marlon Riggs
Marlon Riggs
Marlon Riggs
Brian Freeman
Essex Hemphill
Marlon Riggs
Alex Langford
Steve Langley
Marlon Riggs
Vivian Kleiman