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Screening of Tongues Untied

Reeling Presents Special Chicago Screening of Tongues Untied (distributed by Frameline)

Tongues Untied


Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Center On Halsted
3656 N. Halsted
Pre-reception - 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Screening - 7:00 PM








Reeling is proud to present, in collaboration with Frameline: The San Francisco Gay Lesbian International Film Festival, a special one-time only Chicago screening of the controversial classic documentary, Tongues Untied.

This is the acclaimed account of Black gay life by Emmy Award-winning director Marlon T. Riggs. Using poetry, personal testimony, rap and performance (featuring poet Essex Hemphill and others), Tongues Untied describes the homophobia and racism that confront Black gay men.

The stories are fierce examples of homophobia and racism: the man refused entry to a gay bar because of his color; the college student left bleeding on the sidewalk after a gay-bashing; the loneliness and isolation of the drag queen. Yet they also affirm the black gay male experience: protest marches, smoky bars, "snap diva," humorous "musicology" and Vogue dancers.

"My struggle has allowed me to transcend that sense of shame and stigma identified with my being a black gay man. Having come through that fire, they can't touch me." - Marlon T. Riggs

Tongues Untiled will be available for first time on DVD on March 18, 2008. For more information regarding Tongues Untied please visit: http://cart.frameline.org/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=T234

There will be a pre-reception with light food and beverages provided by our sponsors prior to the screening from 6:00 PM until 7:00 PM.

Co-sponsored by the Center On Halsted.

Admission: $10/Free to Reeling Members (includes Pre-reception)