Essex Hemphill

ActorWriter Apr 16 (died age 28) Chicago, Illinois, USA 1990–2015 (25 year career)

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Biography

Essex Hemphill was an openly gay American poet and activist. He is known for his contributions to the Washington, D.C. art scene in the 1980s, and for openly discussing the topics pertinent to the African-American gay community.

Known For

Film

Tongues Untied

Self - Poetry Performance

Film

Black Is… Black Ain’t

Self

Film

Affirmations

5.2 1990

Film

Anthem

4.5 1993

Film

Af-Fixing Ceremony: Four Movements for Essex, Movement I: Essex + Audre

Self

Filmography

Acting (7)

Movies (7)

Af-Fixing Ceremony: Four Movements for Essex, Movement I: Essex + Audre

2015

as Self

Fellow Travelers

2008

as Self (archive)

Black Is… Black Ain’t

as Self

Anthem

Affirmations

Tongues Untied

as Self - Poetry Performance

6.6

Essex Hemphill: From The Anacostia to the Potomac

as Self

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

Tongues Untied

1990

Writer

6.6