'' Tongues Untied '' is a 1989 experimental documentary film directed by Marlon T. Riggs , and featuring Marlon Riggs , Essex Hemphill , Brian Freeman , among others . The film seeks , in its author 's words to , " ... shatter the nation 's brutalizing silence on matters of sexual and racial difference . " To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Teddy Awards , the film was selected to be shown at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2016
66th Berlin International Film Festival
66th Berlin International Film Festival
Tongues Untied