Directing · geboren 1957-02-03 · Fort Worth, Texas, USA

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.

Bekannt aus

• Tongues Untied (1990) – Self
• Ethnic Notions (1986) – Director
• Anthem (1993)
• Black Is… Black Ain’t (1995) – Self
• Color Adjustment (1992) – Director
• Affirmations (1990) – Director
• POV (1988) – Director
• Non, je ne regrette rien (1993) – Director
• I Shall Not Be Removed: The Life of Marlon Riggs (1996) – Self
• Boys' Shorts (1993) – Director
• Absolutely Positive (1991) – Self
• Long Train Running: A History of the Oakland Blues (1981) – Director
• Positive Men (1995) – Self
• How Much Is Enough? Decision Making in the Nuclear Age (1982) – Associate Editor
• Circle of Recovery – Consulting Producer