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The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

“A life that launched a revolution, a death that remains a mystery.”

★ 7.1 TMDB Rating · 107 votes

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.

Director
David France
Release date
Jul 27, 2017
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

  • Portrait of Marsha P. Johnson

    Marsha P. Johnson

    Self (archive footage)

  • Portrait of Victoria Cruz

    Victoria Cruz

    Self

  • Portrait of Sylvia Rivera

    Sylvia Rivera

    Self (archive footage)

  • Portrait of Taylor Mead

    Taylor Mead

    Self (archive footage)

  • Portrait of Pat Bumgardner

    Pat Bumgardner

    Self (archive footage)

  • Portrait of Vito Russo

    Vito Russo

    Self (archive footage)

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United States
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India
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Canada
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