Image of Marlon Riggs

Marlon Riggs

1957-02-03 Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Image of Marlon Riggs

Biografia

Marlon Troy Riggs (February 3, 1957 – April 5, 1994) was an American filmmaker, educator (professor), poet, and gay rights activist. He produced, wrote, and directed several television documentaries, including Ethnic Notions, Tongues Untied, Color Adjustment, and Black is... Black Ain't. Riggs created aesthetically innovative and socially provocative films that examine past and present representations of race and sexuality in America. The Marlon Riggs Collection is now housed at Stanford University Libraries.

Películas

I Shall Not Be Removed: The Life of Marlon Riggs Self 1996-10-27
Positive Men Self 1995-07-11
Black Is… Black Ain’t Self 1994-06-01
Anthem 1993-07-21
Absolutely Positive Self 1991-02-23
Tongues Untied Self 1990-03-16