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Oct 6, 2017 · 1 Video. 13 Photos. Documentary Biography. Victoria Cruz investigates the mysterious 1992 death of black gay rights activist and Stonewall veteran, Marsha P. Johnson. Using archival interviews with Johnson, and new interviews with Johnson's family, friends and fellow activists. Director. David France. Writers. David France. Mark Blane. Stars.
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- Documentary, Biography
- David France
- 2017-10-06
Watch The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson | Netflix Official Site. As she fights the tide of violence against trans women, activist Victoria Cruz probes the suspicious 1992 death of her friend Marsha P. Johnson. Watch trailers & learn more.
- David France
- 105 min
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson is a 2017 American documentary film directed by David France. It chronicles Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, prominent figures in gay liberation and transgender rights movement in New York City from the 1960s to the 1990s and co-founders of Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries.
- Public Square Films
- Bryce Dessner
- David France
- David France, L. A. Teodosio, Joy A. Tomchin, Kimberly Reed
Oct 6, 2017 · The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson. The documentary director David France made an impressive feature documentary debut in 2012 with “How To Survive A Plague,” which took the very complex history of AIDS activism in the U.S. and made a cogent, angry, and inspiring narrative of it.
Oct 5, 2017 · The Death and Life of Marsha P Johnson review – trans icon inspires stirring documentary. How to Survive a Plague director David France explores the heroic life and tragic death...
2017 | USA | 107 min. ABOUT THE FILM. LONG SYNOPSIS. Who killed Marsha P. Johnson? When the beloved, self-described “street queen” of NY’s Christopher Street was found floating in the Hudson River in 1992, the NYPD called her death a suicide. Protests erupted but the police remained impassive and refused to investigate.
