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The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

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

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2017•1h 45m

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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Photo of Marsha P. Johnson

Marsha P. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Victoria Cruz

Victoria Cruz

Self

Photo of Sylvia Rivera

Sylvia Rivera

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Taylor Mead

Taylor Mead

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Pat Bumgardner

Pat Bumgardner

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Vito Russo

Vito Russo

Self (archive footage)

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