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Documentary filmmaker, poet, writer.  Documentaries focused on race, homophobia, and sexuality.  Notable for his controversial documentary 'Tongues Untied' (Berlin Film Festival award).  Recipient of a National Emmy Award (1987).  Themes of his writing also focused on racism and homophobia.
 
Documentary filmmaker, poet, writer.  Documentaries focused on race, homophobia, and sexuality.  Notable for his controversial documentary 'Tongues Untied' (Berlin Film Festival award).  Recipient of a National Emmy Award (1987).  Themes of his writing also focused on racism and homophobia.
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* [[Documentary Filmmakers From the LGBTQ Community]]
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* [[Race Activists in the LGBTQ Community]]
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.queerculturalcenter.org/Pages/Riggs/RiggsBio.html
 
* http://www.queerculturalcenter.org/Pages/Riggs/RiggsBio.html
 
* http://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/06/obituaries/marlon-riggs-dies-film-maker-was-37.html
 
* http://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/06/obituaries/marlon-riggs-dies-film-maker-was-37.html
 
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* http://www.advocate.com/current-issue/2017/2/27/why-black-gay-filmmaker-marlon-riggs-matters-now
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Latest revision as of 01:02, 26 April 2022

Marlon Riggs

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1957 - 1994

Occupation

Entertainment

Notable Achievements

Emmy Award

Description

Documentary filmmaker, poet, writer. Documentaries focused on race, homophobia, and sexuality. Notable for his controversial documentary 'Tongues Untied' (Berlin Film Festival award). Recipient of a National Emmy Award (1987). Themes of his writing also focused on racism and homophobia.

See Also

Further Reading/Research