Tongues Untied
About this Event
About the Film
Tongues Untied
The seminal documentary on Black gay life, Emmy Award-winning director Marlon T. Riggs’ 1989 Tongues Untied uses poetry, personal testimony, rap, and performance (featuring poet Essex Hemphill and others), to describe the homophobia and racism that confront Black gay men.
Documentary Feature (1989)
Runtime: 55 min
Language: English
Dir. Marlon Riggs
Note: Open captions are provided for this screening.
People’s Cinema Club is a new microcinema powered by BlackStar at the Village of Industry and Art.
The cinema club hosts intimate screenings for local audiences right in the heart of Center City Philadelphia. People’s Cinema Club is a collaboration between BlackStar Projects, cinéSPEAK, Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival, and Philadelphia Asian American Film Foundation.
The People’s Cinema Club is made possible through support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The Village of Industry & Art is a center for creativity, craft, and community in the heart of Philadelphia.
Learn more about BlackStar Projects here: https://blackstarprojects.org/
Visiting Us
Accessibility
The Village of Industry & Art is a historic building with inherited facilities. For ADA access, please enter at the Pine Street Entrance (1431 Pine Street), where a staff member will guide you to the screening room.
Film captions: Open captions are available for this screening.
Parking
The Village of Industry & Art is located in Center City. There is no on-site parking available. It is suggested that visitors use SEPTA or rideshare when possible. Uber and Lyfts’ VIA pin will drop you off at 320 S. Broad Street (VIA's main entrance).
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