The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017)
A life that launched a revolution, a death that remains a mystery.
105 min
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.
- Release date
- July 27, 2017
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Bryce Dessner
Where to watch
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Trailer
Cast
- Marsha P. Johnson as Self (archive footage)
- Taylor Mead as Self (archive footage)
- Vito Russo as Self (archive footage)
- Kurt Wolfe as Self
- Sue Yacka as Self
- Catherine Shugrue Dos Santos as Self
- Victoria Cruz as Self - Crime-Victim Advocate
- Jean Michaels as Self - Marsha's Sister
- Robert Michaels as Self - Marsha's Brother
Crew
- Marcus Maier · Archive footage
- Taylor Mead · Archive footage
- Marsha P. Johnson · Archive footage
- Jimmy Camicia · Archive footage
- David France · Director
- David France · Writer
- Mark Blane · Writer
- David France · Producer
- Kimberly Reed · Producer
- L.A. Teodosio · Producer
- Joy A. Tomchin · Producer
- Bryce Dessner · Composer
- Tom Bergmann · Cinematographer
- Adam Uhl · Cinematographer
- Tyler H. Walk · Editor
- James O'Donnell · Production designer