Marlon Riggs (1957–1994)
Author of Tongues Untied [1989 film]
About the Author
Works by Marlon Riggs
Anthem and Affirmations — Director — 1 copy
Black Is... Black Ain't 1 copy
Associated Works
Freedom in This Village: Twenty-Five Years of Black Gay Men's Writing (2005) — Contributor — 91 copies, 2 reviews
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Riggs, Marlon Troy
- Birthdate
- 1957-02-03
- Date of death
- 1994-04-05
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley
Harvard University - Occupations
- filmmaker
teacher
poet
gay rights activist - Organizations
- University of California, Berkeley
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Fort Worth, Texas, USA
- Place of death
- Oakland, California, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
Members
Reviews
Derogatory accusations, judgments, and jokes in our culture are met head-on by this video about black, male, and gay identity. Poetry, personal testimony, and drama unite to oppose the homophobia and racism that attempt to split a person into opposing loyalties.
Marlon Riggs, with assistance from other gay Black men, especially poet Essex Hemphill, celebrates Black men loving Black men as a revolutionary act.
Marlon Riggs, with assistance from other gay Black men, especially poet Essex Hemphill, celebrates Black men loving Black men as a revolutionary act.
Director:
Marlon Riggs
Stars:
Marlon Riggs, Michael Bell and Blackberri
Director:
Marlon Riggs
Stars:
Marlon Riggs, Michael Bell and Blackberri
A film about black experiences with a "backdrop of Creole cooking."
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Statistics
- Works
- 11
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 91
- Popularity
- #204,135
- Rating
- 4.3
- Reviews
- 5
- ISBNs
- 4