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Marlon Troy Riggs was an American filmmaker, educator (professor), poet, and gay rights activist. He produced, wrote, and directed several documentary films, 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.
Born
Sunday, 03 February 1957
Died
Tuesday, 05 April 1994
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Source | Self | 1999 |
| I Shall Not Be Removed: The Life of Marlon Riggs | Self | 1996 |
| The Question of Equality | Self | 1995 |
| Black Is... Black Ain't | Self | 1994 |
| Absolutely Positive | Self | 1991 |
| Anthem | 1991 | |
| Tongues Untied | Self | 1990 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Source | Self | 1999 |
| I Shall Not Be Removed: The Life of Marlon Riggs | Self | 1996 |
| The Question of Equality | Self | 1995 |
| Black Is... Black Ain't | Self | 1994 |
| Absolutely Positive | Self | 1991 |
| Anthem | 1991 | |
| Tongues Untied | Self | 1990 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Black Is... Black Ain't | 1994 |
| Boys' Shorts: The New Queer Cinema | 1993 |
| No Regret | 1993 |
| Color Adjustment | 1992 |
| In the Life | 1992 |
| Anthem | 1991 |
| Tongues Untied | 1990 |
| P.O.V. | 1988 |
| Ethnic Notions | 1986 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Black Is... Black Ain't | 1994 |
| No Regret | 1993 |
| Color Adjustment | 1992 |
| Anthem | 1991 |
| Tongues Untied | 1990 |
| Ethnic Notions | 1986 |
