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.
Marlon Riggs
Active - 1986 - 1999 |
Birth - Feb 3, 1957 |
Death - Apr 5, 1994 |
Genres - Documentary, Comedy Drama, Biography, Drama, Comedy
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Subgenres - LGBT-Related Film, Essay Film
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