United States / Jul 01, 1989 / Outfest Los Angeles
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Djola Bernard Branner | Self |
| Eddie Murphy | Self (archive footage) |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Tongues Untied |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Signifyin' Works |
| Release date | 16 marzo 1990 |
| Production | Brian Freeman, Marlon Riggs |
| Writer | Joseph Beam, Reginald Jackson, Steve Langley, Donald Woods, Chris Harris, Alan Miller, Essex Hemphill, Marlon Riggs |
| Editing | Marlon Riggs |
| Cinematography | Vivian Kleiman, Marlon Riggs |
| Assistant directors | Marlon Riggs |
| Camera operators | Vivian Kleiman, Marlon Riggs |
| Additional photography | Vivian Kleiman, Marlon Riggs |
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Release dates
Premiere
New Zealand / Jul 21, 1990 / Wellington Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Mar 16, 1990 / San Francisco, California
Germany / Feb 15, 2016 / Berlin International Film Festival
TV
United States / Jul 16, 1991 / PBS
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