- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- February 3, 1957
- Place of Birth
- Fort Worth, Texas, USA
- Died
- April 5, 1994
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.
Filmography
movieI Shall Not Be Removed: The Life of Marlon Riggs
1996 · Self
movieBlack Is… Black Ain’t
1995 · Self, Director, Producer
moviePositive Men
1995 · Self
movieBoys' Shorts
1993 · Director
movieAnthem
1993 · , Director, Producer
movieNo Regret
1993 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieColor Adjustment
1992 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieAbsolutely Positive
1991 · Self
movieAffirmations
1990 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieTongues Untied
1990 · Self, Director, Original Music Composer, Director of Photography, Producer, Editor, Writer
tvPOV
1988 · Director
movieEthnic Notions
1986 · Director, Producer, Writer
How Much Is Enough? Decision Making in the Nuclear Age
movieHow Much Is Enough? Decision Making in the Nuclear Age
1982 · Sound Effects, Associate Editor
movieLong Train Running: A History of the Oakland Blues
1981 · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Camera Operator
movieCircle of Recovery
— · Consulting Producer