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An exploration of Black gay male desires and dreams. Affirmations starts with an affectionate, humorous confessional and moves on to a wish for empowerment and incorporation.

His films remain fresh, bold, necessary: so it is hard to believe that a quarter century has passed since the death of groundbreaking Bay Area-based filmmaker and Frameline Award recipient Marlon T. Riggs (1957-1994), and 30 years since the release of his seminal documentary Tongues Untied. To mark the moment, Frameline is thrilled to screen three of Riggs' rarely seen short films that address Black gay identity, sexuality, and HIV/AIDS, plus special programming and insights from his longtime Bay Area collaborators.