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

Directed by

David France

Genre

documentary film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

15

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 104 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows activist Victoria Cruz as she reopens the investigation into the 1992 death of Marsha P. Johnson, a prominent transgender rights advocate. It examines the life and legacy of Johnson and her friend Sylvia Rivera, and raises questions about how the police handled the case.

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What happens

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson is a 2017 American documentary film directed by David France. It chronicles Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, prominent figures in gay liberation and transgender rights movement in New York City from the 1960s to the 1990s and co-founders of Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries. The film centers on activist Victoria Cruz's investigation into Johnson's death in 1992, which was initially ruled a suicide by police despite suspicious circumstances. It is France's second film, following How to Survive a Plague (2012). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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