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Here are a few quick details to keep in mind about the Signifyin' Works documentary flick. Tongues Untied starring Marlon Riggs, Essex Hemphill, Brian Freeman, Michael Bell has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 55 min. The release date of the movie is June 1st, 1990. The movie received a user score of 66/100 on TMDb, which comes from reviews from 60 verified users.
Wondering what this story is all about? Here's the plot: "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."
