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The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

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.

Date: 07/27/2017
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Marsha P. Johnson, Victoria Cruz, Sylvia Rivera, Taylor Mead, Pat Bumgardner, Vito Russo

Marsha P. Johnson as Self (archive footage) in The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson Marsha P. Johnson

Victoria Cruz as Self in The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson Victoria Cruz

Sylvia Rivera as Self (archive footage) in The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson Sylvia Rivera

Taylor Mead as Self (archive footage) in The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson Taylor Mead

Pat Bumgardner as Self (archive footage) in The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson Pat Bumgardner

Vito Russo as Self (archive footage) in The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson Vito Russo

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