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Tongues Untied
"Black Men Loving Black Men"
1990 • 0h 55m • ★ 6.6 (60 votes) Released
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.
Director
Marlon Riggs
Writer
Joseph Beam
Writer
Chris Harris
Writer
Reginald Jackson
Rating
6.6
Runtime
55 min
Production
Signifyin' Works
Top Billed Cast
Gallery
Keywords
lgbtblack lgbtafrican american man
