The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017)
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017)
A life that launched a revolution, a death that remains a mystery.
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.

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Cast

Marsha P. Johnson Marsha P. Johnson As: Self (archive footage)
Victoria Cruz Victoria Cruz As: Self
Sylvia Rivera Sylvia Rivera As: Self (archive footage)
Taylor Mead Taylor Mead As: Self (archive footage)
Pat Bumgardner Pat Bumgardner As: Self (archive footage)
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: A life that launched a revolution, a death that remains a mystery.
Certification: 15

Details

Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 27 July 2017

Country: US

Runtime: 105m

Company Credits

Company: Terasem Media & Films, Faliro House Productions, Race Point Films, Ninety Thousand Words, Public Square Films

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Cast

Marsha P. Johnson

Marsha P. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Victoria Cruz

Victoria Cruz

Self

Sylvia Rivera

Sylvia Rivera

Self (archive footage)

Taylor Mead

Taylor Mead

Self (archive footage)

Pat Bumgardner

Pat Bumgardner

Self (archive footage)

Vito Russo

Vito Russo

Self (archive footage)

Directed By

David France

David France

Director

Mark Blane

Mark Blane

Second Unit Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Mark Blane

Mark Blane

Associate Producer

Andrew Tobias

Andrew Tobias

Associate Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Bryce Dessner

Bryce Dessner

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Adam Uhl

Adam Uhl

Director of Photography

Tom Bergmann

Tom Bergmann

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

James O'Donnell

James O'Donnell

Production Design

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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