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Anthem

Directed by Marlon T. Riggs1991USA9 mins

Marlon Riggs’ experimental music video politicizes the homoeroticism of African-American men. With images—sensual, sexual, and defiant—and words intended to provoke, Anthem reasserts the “self-evident right” to life and liberty in an era of pervasive anti-gay, anti-Black backlash and hysterical cultural repression.

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Marlon Riggs: No Regrets

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.

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Director
Marlon T. Riggs
Year
1991
Country
USA
Running Time
9 mins
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