The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017)

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.

Directing:
  • David France

Writing:
  • Mark Blane
  • David France

Stars:
Release Date: 2017-07-27
themoviedb icon 7.1/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 105
Taylor Mead
Taylor Mead
Self (archive footage)
Vito Russo
Vito Russo
Self (archive footage)
Marsha P. Johnson
Marsha P. Joh...
Self (archive footage)
Pat Bumgardner
Pat Bumgardne...
Self (archive footage)
Sylvia Rivera
Sylvia Rivera
Self (archive footage)
Victoria Cruz
Victoria Cruz
Self
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