Before Stonewall (1984)

Directed by

Greta Schiller

Genre

documentary film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

14A

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of gay and lesbian life in America before the Stonewall riots. It uses interviews and archival footage to show the challenges and joys of that era.

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What happens

Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community is a 1984 American documentary film about the LGBT community prior to the 1969 Stonewall riots. It was narrated by author Rita Mae Brown, directed by Greta Schiller, co-directed by Robert Rosenberg, and co-produced by John Scagliotti and Rosenberg, and Schiller. It premiered at the 1984 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in the United States on June 27, 1985. In 1999, producer Scagliotti directed a companion piece, After Stonewall. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Teddy Awards, the film was shown at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2016. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in 2019, the film was restored and re-released by First Run Features in June 2019. Later in 2019, the film was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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