The signifyin' works of Marlon Riggs

The signifyin' works of Marlon Riggs

DVD - 2021

A collection of documentary films directed by Marlon Riggs which discuss the experiences of black homosexual men living in the United States in the late twentieth century.

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DVD/305.896/Signifyin' v. 1
vol. 1: 1 / 1 copies available
vol. 2: 1 / 1 copies available
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Subjects
Riggs, Marlon T.
Gay men > United States > Biography.
AIDS (Disease) > Patients > United States > Biography.
African Americans > Race identity.
Homosexuality > United States.
Biographical films.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Short films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Biographical films
Documentary films
Feature films
Short films
Nonfiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
New York, NY : Criterion Collection [2021]
Language
English
Other Authors
Marlon T. Riggs (director), Essex Hemphill (performer), Reginald Jackson (author), Blackberri, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne) Davis, 1944-, Brian Freeman, 1955-, Jericho Brown
Edition
Three-DVD special edition ; DVD edition ; Full screen
Item Description
Originally released as motion pictures in 1986-1995.
Full screen 1.33:1.
Full program credits and essay by critic K. Austin Collins in container.
Features: four new programs featuring editor Christiane Badgley; performers Brian Freeman, Reginald T. Jackon, and Bill T. Jones; filmmakers Cheryl Dunye and Rodney Evans; poet Jericho Brown; film and media scholar Racquel Gates; and sociologist Herman Gray; excerpts from a 1992 interview with director Marlon Riggs; brief inroductions by Riggs to Tongues untied and Color adjustment; "Long train running : the story of the Oakland blues", Riggs' University of California, Berkeley graduate thesis film; "I shall not be removed : the life of Marlon Riggs", a documentary by Karen Everett that features interviews with Riggs; Kleiman; filmmaker Isaac Julien; African American studies scholar Barbara Christian; several of Riggs's longtime friends and collaborators; and members of his family.
Physical Description
2 v. (3 videodiscs) (approximately 339 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD, color, 1.33:1 fullscreen, monaural/stereo Dolby audio, region 1.
Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
ISBN
9781681438450
  • [v. 1.] Disc 1. Ethnic notions (1986) ; Tongues untied (1989) ; Affirmations (1990) ; Anthem (1991)
  • [v. 2.] Disc 2. Color adjustment (1992) ; Non, je ne regrette rien = No regret (1993) ; Black is... black ain't (1995)
  • Disc 3. Supplements.

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