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Tongues Untied

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.

Release : March 16, 1990

Budget : $0.00

Revenue : $0.00

Duration : 55 minutes

Rating : 6.70

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Marlon Riggs

Marlon Riggs ( Marlon Riggs )

Self

Essex Hemphill

Essex Hemphill ( Essex Hemphill )

Self - Poetry Performance

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Brian Freeman ( Brian Freeman )

Self

Michael Bell

Michael Bell ( Michael Bell )

Self

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Willi Ninja ( Willi Ninja )

Self

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Kerrigan Black ( Kerrigan Black )

Self

Blackberri

Blackberri ( Blackberri )

Self

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Djola Bernard Branner ( Djola Bernard Branner )

Self

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy ( Eddie Murphy )

Self (archive footage)

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