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Tongues Untied

Tongues Untied

Documentary

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.

Date: 03/16/1990
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Marlon Riggs, Essex Hemphill, Brian Freeman, Michael Bell, Willi Ninja, Kerrigan Black, Blackberri, Djola Bernard Branner, Eddie Murphy

Marlon Riggs as Self in Tongues Untied Marlon Riggs

Essex Hemphill as Self - Poetry Performance in Tongues Untied Essex Hemphill

Brian Freeman

Michael Bell as Self in Tongues Untied Michael Bell

Willi Ninja

Kerrigan Black

Blackberri as Self in Tongues Untied Blackberri

Djola Bernard Branner

Eddie Murphy as Self (archive footage) in Tongues Untied Eddie Murphy

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