Person
Marlon Riggs
Directing · 1957–1994 · Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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.
Known for
Point of View
Director
Tongues Untied
Self
Ethnic Notions
Director
Anthem
1993
Color Adjustment
Director
Black Is… Black Ain’t
Self
Affirmations
Director
Circle of Recovery
Consulting Producer
Boys' Shorts
Director
Positive Men
Self
Filmography
- 1996I Shall Not Be Removed: The Life of Marlon RiggsSelf
- 1995Black Is… Black Ain’tSelf
- 1995Positive MenSelf
- 1993Boys' ShortsDirector
- 1993Anthem
- 1993No RegretDirector
- 1992Color AdjustmentDirector
- 1991Absolutely PositiveSelf
- 1990AffirmationsDirector
- 1990Tongues UntiedSelf
- 1988Point of ViewDirector
- 1986Ethnic NotionsDirector
- 1982How Much Is Enough? Decision Making in the Nuclear AgeSound Effects
- 1981Long Train Running: A History of the Oakland BluesDirector
- —Circle of RecoveryConsulting Producer
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