For only 55 minutes, Marlon Riggs' Tongues Untied is one of the densest documentaries I've ever seen, a churning kaleidoscope of spoken word invective, theater, and dance, and visual poetry dissecting black gayness and how it interacts/reacts to heteronormativity, racism, religion, and self-loathing/self-love. At once heartfelt and cerebral, tragic and inspiring, Tongues Untied contains multitudes. Oh, and the entire film is worth it for the wonderful snap instruction class!
Rating: 9/10
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