The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
“A life that launched a revolution, a death that remains a mystery.”
2017•1h 45m•7.1•Released
Documentary
Describing herself as a 'street queen,' Johnson was a legendary fixture in New York City’s gay ghetto and a tireless voice for LGBT pride since the days of Stonewall, who along with fellow trans icon Sylvia Rivera, founded Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (S.T.A.R.), a trans activist group based in the heart of NYC’s Greenwich Village. Her death in 1992 was declared a suicide by the NYPD, but friends never accepted that version of events. Structured as a whodunit, with activist Victoria Cruz cast as detective and audience surrogate, The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson celebrates the lasting political legacy of Johnson, while seeking to finally solve the mystery of her unexplained death.
Director
David France
Writer
David France, Mark Blane
Languages
English
Studio
Terasem Media & Films
Cast
Marsha P. Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Victoria Cruz
Self
Sylvia Rivera
Self (archive footage)
Taylor Mead
Self (archive footage)
Pat Bumgardner
Self (archive footage)
Vito Russo
Self (archive footage)
Production
Company
Terasem Media & Films
Company
Faliro House Productions
Company
Race Point Films
Company
Ninety Thousand Words
Company
Public Square Films
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