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The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

71 %|Jul 27, 2017|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.

Featured Crew

Mark Blane
Associate Producer
David France
Director
Mark Blane
Writer
David France
Writer
Bryce Dessner
Original Music Composer
Tom Bergmann
Director of Photography
Adam Uhl
Director of Photography
Tyler H. Walk
Editor

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Cast

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Marsha P. Johnson
Self (archive footage)
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Sylvia Rivera
Self (archive footage)
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Taylor Mead
Self (archive footage)
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Pat Bumgardner
Self (archive footage)
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Vito Russo
Self (archive footage)