Tongues Untied

1989, documentary

55 minutes

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,...

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Cast

Essex Hemphill

Essex Hemphill

Self - Poetry Performance

Blackberri

Self

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Self (archive footage)

Crew

Camera

Directing

Marlon Riggs

Marlon Riggs

Director

Editing

Marlon Riggs

Marlon Riggs

Editor

Production

Brian Freeman

Associate producer

Marlon Riggs

Marlon Riggs

Producer

Sound

Marlon Riggs

Marlon Riggs

Original music composer

Alex Langford

Original music composer

Steve Langley

Original music composer

Writing

Donald Woods

Writer

Marlon Riggs

Marlon Riggs

Writer

Steve Langley

Writer

Joseph Beam

Writer

Chris Harris

Writer

Alan Miller

Writer

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