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Marlon Riggs

Marlon Riggs
  • Name: Marlon Riggs
  • Birthday: 1957-02-03
  • Also known as: Marlon Troy Riggs,Marlon T. Riggs
  • Place of birth: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
  • Popularity: 0.328
Biography: 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.

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