Marlon Riggs
Directing
- Born
- February 3, 1957 · Fort Worth, Texas, USA
- Died
- April 5, 1994 (age 37)
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.
Known for
Tongues Untied
March 16, 1990
Ethnic Notions
December 5, 1986
Anthem
July 21, 1993
Color Adjustment
January 29, 1992
Black Is… Black Ain’t
October 11, 1995
Affirmations
June 23, 1990
No Regret
June 25, 1993
Boys' Shorts
September 10, 1993
Long Train Running: A History of the Oakland Blues
January 1, 1981
Circle of Recovery
Behind the camera11
- 1995Black Is… Black Ain’t Director, Producer
- 1993Boys' Shorts Director
- 1993Anthem Director, Producer
- 1993No Regret Director, Writer, Producer
- 1992Color Adjustment Director, Writer, Producer
- 1990Affirmations Director, Writer, Producer
- 1990Tongues Untied Director, Original Music Composer, Director of Photography, Producer, Editor, Writer
- 1986Ethnic Notions Director, Producer, Writer
- 1982How Much Is Enough? Decision Making in the Nuclear Age Sound Effects, Associate Editor
- 1981