Marlon Riggs
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 3, 1957, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
- Died
- April 5, 1994
- Movies
- 15
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1996 | I Shall Not Be Removed: The Life of Marlon Riggs | Self |
| 1995 | Black Is… Black Ain’t | Self |
| 1995 | Positive Men | Self |
| 1993 | Anthem | |
| 1991 | Absolutely Positive | Self |
| 1990 | Tongues Untied | Self |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1995 | Black Is… Black Ain’t | Director, Producer |
| 1993 | Boys' Shorts | Director |
| 1993 | Anthem | Director, Producer |
| 1993 | No Regret | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1992 | Color Adjustment | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1990 | Affirmations | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 1990 | Tongues Untied | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 1986 | Ethnic Notions | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 1981 | Long Train Running: A History of the Oakland Blues | Director, Producer, Writer |
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