Tongues Untied
With the help of other homosexual Black men, particularly poet Essex Hemphill, Marlon Riggs praises Black men loving Black men as a revolutionary act. The film cuts between scenes of Hemphill reading his poetry and Riggs recounting his childhood, as well as scenes of men engaging in social intercourse and dancing, and various comic riffs, such as a visit to the "Institute of Snap!thology," where men learn different types of finger snaps (the sling snap, the point snap, and the diva snap).
Released: 1990-03-16
Genre:
Documentary