This festival, we are lifting up the name of the late, great Marlon Riggs. Born in Fort Worth, TX in 1957 Riggs was a Black gay filmmaker, educator, poet, and activist. He produced, wrote, and directed several documentary films, including Ethnic Notions, Tongues Untied, Color Adjustment, and Black Is...Black Ain't. His films examine past and present representations of race and sexuality in the United States. The Marlon Riggs Collection is housed at Stanford University Libraries.
- Year1994
- Runtime87 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorMarlon Riggs
- CastMarlon Riggs, bell hooks, Cornel West
- CinematographerRobert Shepard
- EditorChristiane Badgley
This festival, we are lifting up the name of the late, great Marlon Riggs. Born in Fort Worth, TX in 1957 Riggs was a Black gay filmmaker, educator, poet, and activist. He produced, wrote, and directed several documentary films, including Ethnic Notions, Tongues Untied, Color Adjustment, and Black Is...Black Ain't. His films examine past and present representations of race and sexuality in the United States. The Marlon Riggs Collection is housed at Stanford University Libraries.
- Year1994
- Runtime87 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorMarlon Riggs
- CastMarlon Riggs, bell hooks, Cornel West
- CinematographerRobert Shepard
- EditorChristiane Badgley