1986Nominee
Best Director
Ethnic Notions
Marlon Riggs
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
February 3, 1957
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1990Nominee
Best Performance
Tongues Untied
1993Nominee
Best Performance
Anthem
Career Highlights
1993Highlight
Best Director
Boys' Shorts
1990Highlight
Best Director
Affirmations
Video
Tongues Untied
Color Adjustment
Black Is… Black Ain’t