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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1957-02-03 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Marlon Riggs

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

Acting

1996

1995

Positive Men as Self

1994

1993

1991

1990

Directing

1993

Boys' Shorts as Director
No Regret as Director
Anthem as Director

1992

Color Adjustment as Director

1990

Tongues Untied as Director
Affirmations as Director

1986

Ethnic Notions as Director

Sound

1990

Tongues Untied as Original Music Composer

Camera

1990

Tongues Untied as Director of Photography

Editing

1990

Tongues Untied as Editor

Production

1993

Anthem as Producer
No Regret as Producer

1992

Color Adjustment as Producer

1990

Tongues Untied as Producer
Affirmations as Producer

1986

Ethnic Notions as Producer

Writing

1993

No Regret as Writer

1992

1990

Affirmations as Writer
Tongues Untied as Writer

1986

Ethnic Notions as Writer