Tongues Untied 1990

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.

Cast:

Marlon Riggs
Self 

Essex Hemphill
Self - Poetry Performance 

Brian Freeman
Self 

Michael Bell
Self 

Willi Ninja
Self 

Kerrigan Black
Self