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Marlon Riggs
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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 telev…
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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.
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1995
Black Is… Black Ain’t
Movie Self
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1995
Positive Men
Movie Self
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1993
Boys' Shorts
Movie Director
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1993
Anthem
Movie
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1993
No Regret
Movie Director
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1992
Color Adjustment
Movie Director
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1991
Absolutely Positive
Movie Self
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1990
Affirmations
Movie Director
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1990
Tongues Untied
Movie Self
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1988
Point of View
TV show Director
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1986
Ethnic Notions
Movie Director
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1982
How Much Is Enough? Decision Making in the Nuclear Age
Movie Sound Effects
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1981
Long Train Running: A History of the Oakland Blues
Movie Director
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Circle of Recovery
Movie Consulting Producer
