Marlon Riggs, with assistance from other gay Black men, especially poet Es*** 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.

Keywords: lgbt, black-lgbt, african-american-man,

Title: Tongues Untied
Imdb rate: 7.0
Imdb votes: 1,316
Year: 1989
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States
Director: Marlon Riggs
Writers: Joseph Beam, Chris Harris, Essex Hemphill
Actors:
Marlon Riggs
Michael Bell
Kerrigan Black

Awards: 4 wins