Summary: <p>In this episode of <em>Berkeley Talks</em>, late filmmaker Marlon Riggs, a former Berkeley Journalism professor and alumnus, discusses his 1989 documentary, <em>Tongues Untied</em>, during a screening of his groundbreaking film at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) in 1990.</p><p>In <em>Tongues Untied</em>, an experimental and deeply personal film, Riggs combines documentary footage with poetry, dance, music and performance with his own on-camera revelations to explore Black gay love and sexuality in the U.S. At the end of the film, words flash on the screen: “Black men loving Black men is the revolutionary act.”</p><p><a href="https://news.berkeley.edu/2021/01/15/berkeley-talks-marlon-riggs-bampfa-1990/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen to the episode and read the transcript on <em>Berkeley News.</em></a><span class="ql-cursor"></span></p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
