Marlon Riggs
- Directing
- February 3, 1957 · Fort Worth, Texas, USA
- April 5, 1994
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- I Shall Not Be Removed: The Life of Marlon Riggs · Self
- Black Is… Black Ain’t · Self, Director
- Positive Men · Self
- Boys' Shorts · Director
- Anthem · Director, Producer
- No Regret · Director, Writer
- Color Adjustment · Director, Producer
- Absolutely Positive · Self
- Affirmations · Director, Producer
- Tongues Untied · Self, Director
- POV · Director
- Ethnic Notions · Director, Producer
- How Much Is Enough? Decision Making in the Nuclear Age · Sound Effects, Associate Editor
- Long Train Running: A History of the Oakland Blues · Director, Producer
- Circle of Recovery · Consulting Producer