MARLON RIGGS
Marlon Riggs
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: February 3, 1957
Deathday: April 5, 1994
Place of Birth: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Biography
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
Production
Producer, Director
1993·
No RegretProducer, Writer, Director
1993·
AnthemProducer, Director
1993·
Boys' ShortsDirector
1992·
Color AdjustmentProducer, Writer, Director
1990·
Tongues UntiedWriter, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography, Original Music Composer, Director
1990·
AffirmationsProducer, Writer, Director
1988·
POVDirector
1986·
Ethnic NotionsWriter, Producer, Director
Associate Editor, Sound Effects
Camera Operator, Editor, Producer, Writer, Director