Marlon Briggs- Tongues Untied

This documentary really interests me because it gives a voice, a strong one, to an underrepresented group of people but it does so in a way that not only reveals who they are. It contains humor and andecdote and all of the language seems so strong and forceful. The hatred that it discusses is so negative but I think by filming with found footage, interviews and voices it has created a wonderful layered affect that seems to embrace being outside the margin. During silence or when visuals are cut off it seems very lonely and distant. The film uses emotion as a guide to its language instead of following a story line. It also appears to be following a train of thought, which actually can be confusing at times but I think ultimately successful in generating a response from the viewer.