Tongues Untied

1990 "Black Men Loving Black Men"
Tongues Untied
7.1| 0h55m| en| Documentary
Storyline

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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Tongues Untied Trailers,Teasers and Images

  • Tongues Untied Cast
Marlon Riggs as Self
Essex Hemphill as Self - Poetry Performance
Michael Bell as Self
Blackberri as Self
Eddie Murphy as Self (archive footage)