TONGUES UNTIED (1989) by Marlon Riggs, Image 1.
Marlon Riggs and Essex Hemphill
TONGUES UNTIED (1989) by Marlon Riggs, Image 2.
TONGUES UNTIED (1989) by Marlon Riggs, Image 3.
TONGUES UNTIED (1989) by Marlon Riggs, Image 4.
TONGUES UNTIED (1989) by Marlon Riggs, Image 5.
TONGUES UNTIED (1989) by Marlon Riggs, Image 6.
TONGUES UNTIED (1989) by Marlon Riggs, Image 7.
TONGUES UNTIED (1989) by Marlon Riggs, Image 8.
TONGUES UNTIED (1989) by Marlon Riggs, Image 9.
TONGUES UNTIED (1989) by Marlon Riggs, Image 10.

Videos

Official Trailer (Frameline)

Trailer (California Newsreel )

Essex Hemphill clip

The 1991 broadcast became a centerpiece of right-wing attempts to defund PBS in the '90s. Many stations ran disclaimers and pseudo-apologies before the show (like the one seen at the start of this clip, from WHYY-TV in Philadelphia), and some refused to air "Tongues Untied" at all.

  • Marlon Riggs
  • TONGUES UNTIED (1989), 1989
  • Press Kit, Photographs, Flyers
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