Tongues on Fire: A Tribute to the Black Panthers - Production & Contact Info

Tongues on Fire: A Tribute to the Black Panthers (2010)
TV Movie | 66 min | Music

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Tongues on Fire: A Tribute to the Black Panthers (2010)

TV Movie | 66 min | Music

Tongues on Fire is a remarkable musical homage to an American organization that achieved national and international impact from the mid-1960s into the 1970s. In a sublime example of one type of expression motivating another, the graphic ...See moreTongues on Fire is a remarkable musical homage to an American organization that achieved national and international impact from the mid-1960s into the 1970s. In a sublime example of one type of expression motivating another, the graphic art of Black Panther Minister of Culture Emory Douglas, whose work became an iconic representation of the Party's struggles, here inspires the poetry of Umar Bin Hassan and Abiodun Oyewole, two core members of The Last Poets (a politically charged group that arose in the same period and was dedicated to raising African-American consciousness), which in turn inspires the musical compositions of jazz luminary David Murray as conveyed by Living Colour. Written by Anonymous See less

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Will Calhoun Actor Actor See fewer	Say Anything (1989)
Emory Douglas Actor Actor See fewer	Druglawed (2015)
Corey Glover Actor Actor See fewer	Platoon (1986)
Umar Bin Hassan Actor (as Omar Ben Hassan) Actor (as Omar Ben Hassan) See fewer	Poetic Justice (1993)
David Murray Actor Actor See fewer	Karmen Gei (2001)
Abiodun Oyewole Actor Actor See fewer	Takers (2010)
Vernon Reid Actor Actor See fewer	Say Anything (1989)
Douglas Wimbish Actor Actor See fewer	The Italian Job (2003)