Black Men Loving Black Men

Tongues Untied

Name: Tongues Untied
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1990-03-16
Duration: 55 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Marlon Riggs, Essex Hemphill, Michael Bell, Willi Ninja, Blackberri

movie199055m★ 6.7Released

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.

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Cast

Marlon Riggs

Self

Essex Hemphill

Self - Poetry Performance

Michael Bell

Self

Willi Ninja

Self

Blackberri

Self

Eddie Murphy

Self (archive footage)

Tongues Untied

Cast

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