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

Production companies : Terasem Media & Films / Faliro House Productions / Race Point Films / Ninety Thousand Words / Public Square Films /

July 27, 2017 1h 45m United States of America Documentary English More

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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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title：The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
status：Released
Release date： 2017
Runtime：1h 45m
Genres： Documentary ·
Countries of origin： United States of America ·
Original Language： English ·
Director： David France /
Writers： David France · Mark Blane ·
Production companies： Terasem Media & Films · Faliro House Productions · Race Point Films · Ninety Thousand Words · Public Square Films ·
Overview：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.