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The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

Film · 2017

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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The people who made it

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Behind the camera

  1. David Francedirector · writer
  2. Mark Blanewriter · producer
  3. Tyler H. Walkeditor
  4. Adam Uhlcinematographer
  5. Tom Bergmanncinematographer
  6. Bryce Dessnercomposer
  7. Andrew Tobiasproducer
  8. James O'Donnellproduction designer

On screen

  1. Marsha P. Johnsonlead actor
  2. Victoria Cruzlead actor
  3. Sylvia Riveralead actor
  4. Taylor Meadlead actor
  5. Pat Bumgardnersupporting actor
  6. Vito Russosupporting actor
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From the people who made The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

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  4. C'mon C'mon2021 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  5. Irresistible2020 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  6. She Came to Me2023 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  7. BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths2022 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  8. Widow Clicquot2024 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  9. The Two Popes2019 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  10. The Kitchen2019 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  11. We Live in Time2024 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  12. The Accountant²2025 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  13. Train Dreams2025 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  14. The Professor2019 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  15. Sing Sing2024 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  16. Manhunt2024 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
  17. Wild Target2010 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
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Through the cast

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  1. The Celluloid ClosetVito Russo1996 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  2. Midnight CowboyTaylor Mead1969 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  3. Coffee and CigarettesTaylor Mead2004 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  4. DisclosureSylvia Rivera2020 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  5. Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IVTaylor Mead2001 · FilmFaint· 1 shared

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