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Tongues Untied (1990)

Black Men Loving Black Men

  • Mar 16, 1990
  • 55m

6.7/10

TMDB user score
63 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

Tongues Untied is a 1990 documentary film directed by Marlon Riggs. Its leading cast includes Marlon Riggs, Essex Hemphill and Brian Freeman. It runs for 55 minutes.

Synopsis

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.

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Time needed
55 minutes
Language
English
Audience signal
6.7/10 from 63 TMDB votes

Official Trailer

TONGUES UNTIED Trailer | TIFF 2021 · plays from YouTube

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Cast

  • Marlon Riggs Self
  • Essex Hemphill Self - Poetry Performance
  • Brian Freeman Self
  • Michael Bell Self
  • Willi Ninja Self
  • Kerrigan Black Self
  • Blackberri Self
  • Djola Bernard Branner Self
  • Eddie Murphy Self (archive footage)

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