Marlon Riggs
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.
Tongues Untied
(Director)
Ethnic Notions
(Director)
Color Adjustment
(Director)
Boys' Shorts
(Director)
Black Is… Black Ain’t
(Director)
No Regret
(Director)
Anthem
(Director)
Tongues Untied
(Original Music Composer)
Tongues Untied
(Director of Photography)
How Much Is Enough? Decision Making in the Nuclear Age
(Sound Effects)
How Much Is Enough? Decision Making in the Nuclear Age
(Associate Editor)
Affirmations
(Director)
Tongues Untied
(Producer)
Tongues Untied
(Editor)
Black Is… Black Ain’t
(Producer)
Color Adjustment
(Writer)
Color Adjustment
(Producer)
Affirmations
(Writer)
Affirmations
(Producer)
No Regret
(Writer)
Ethnic Notions
(Producer)
Anthem
(Producer)
Long Train Running: A History of the Oakland Blues
(Director)
No Regret
(Producer)
Long Train Running: A History of the Oakland Blues
(Writer)
Long Train Running: A History of the Oakland Blues
(Producer)
Tongues Untied
(Writer)
Long Train Running: A History of the Oakland Blues
(Editor)
Long Train Running: A History of the Oakland Blues
(Camera Operator)
Ethnic Notions
(Writer)