I Shall Not Be Removed: The Life of Marlon Riggs (1996)

ALL 10/27/1996 (en) Documentary 60 Min
  • Release
    10/27/1996
  • Production
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  • Original title
    I Shall Not Be Removed: The Life of Marlon Riggs
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

Incorporating archival material, revelatory verite footage, and clips from his own work, a documentary which chronicles the life and works of the black, openly gay filmmaker Marlon Riggs whose controversial body works exploded on the scene with his landmark 1989 film "Tongues Untied" (USA). Riggs specialized in films dealing mainly with African-American males and the nuances of sexuality as it relates to their cultural, religious, and social identity. A teacher and prolific documentarian, the outspoken artist, Riggs, eventually succumbed to an AIDS-related illness in 1994.

  1. Karen Everett

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Karen Everett

    Producer



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I Shall Not Be Removed: The Life of Marlon Riggs (1996) 60 Min

ALL 10/27/1996 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 10/27/1996
  • Production
  • Original title I Shall Not Be Removed: The Life of Marlon Riggs
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Incorporating archival material, revelatory verite footage, and clips from his own work, a documentary which chronicles the life and works of the black, openly gay filmmaker Marlon Riggs whose controversial body works exploded on the scene with his landmark 1989 film "Tongues Untied" (USA). Riggs specialized in films dealing mainly with African-American males and the nuances of sexuality as it relates to their cultural, religious, and social identity. A teacher and prolific documentarian, the outspoken artist, Riggs, eventually succumbed to an AIDS-related illness in 1994.

  1. Karen Everett

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Karen Everett

    Producer