Is Tongues Untied violent?

Barely. Less violent than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Tongues Untied easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Tongues Untied end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Tongues Untied scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Tongues Untied sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Tongues Untied

Name: Tongues Untied
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1990
Duration: 55 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Marlon Riggs, Essex Hemphill, Brian Freeman, Michael Bell, Willi Ninja

Black Men Loving Black Men

Directed by Marlon Riggs

Produced by Signifyin' Works

199055 min6.6 / 10

A joyful, politically charged documentary celebration of Black queer identity and love, blending personal testimony, poetry, performance, and humor into an act of cultural affirmation.

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.

Clusters

Cozy Fantasy Stories Found Family Stories Inspiring Survival Stories Quirky Characters Finding Purpose Ethnic American Identity

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Lgbt Black Lgbt African American Man

Questions people ask

Is Tongues Untied violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Is Tongues Untied easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.
Does Tongues Untied end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is Tongues Untied scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Tongues Untied sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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