The signifyin' works of Marlon Riggs
(DVD)
Contributors
Riggs, Marlon T., director,
Hoffmann, Deborah, film editor.
Badgley, Christiane, film editor.
Hemphill, Essex, performer.
Jackson, Reginald, performer.
Hoffmann, Deborah, film editor.
Badgley, Christiane, film editor.
Hemphill, Essex, performer.
Jackson, Reginald, performer.
Published
New York, NY : Criterion Collection, 2021.
Format
DVD
Edition
Three-DVD special edition.
Status
Port Angeles - Digital Video Disc
DVD 305.896 SIGNIFY
1 available
DVD 305.896 SIGNIFY
1 available
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Port Angeles - Digital Video Disc | DVD 305.896 SIGNIFY | Available |
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Published
New York, NY : Criterion Collection, 2021.
Edition
Three-DVD special edition.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (339 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. + 1 booklet (43 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm)
Language
English
UPC
715515260213, 00715515260213
Notes
General Note
Originally released as motion pictures in 1986-1995.
General Note
Full screen 1.33:1.
General Note
Full program credits and essay by critic K. Austin Collins in container.
General Note
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.
Creation/Production Credits
Editors, Deborah Hoffmann, Christiane Badgley.
Participants/Performers
Essex Hemphill, Reginald T. Jackson, Blackberri, Angela Davis, Brian Freeman, Jericho Brown.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 1; 1.33:1 aspect ratio; Dolby monaural and stereo.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
For private home use only.
Language
In English.