Before Stonewall

1h 27m
DocumentaryHistory
6.5

New York City's Stonewall Inn is regarded by many as the site of gay and lesbian liberation since it was at this bar that drag queens fought back against police June 27-28, 1969. This documentary uses extensive archival film, movie clips and personal recollections to construct an audiovisual history of the gay community before the Stonewall riots.

Cast

Rita Mae Brown
Narrator (voice)
Red Jordan Arobateau
Self - Writer
Ann Bannon
Self - University Professor
Lisa Ben
Self - Former Secretary
Allen Ginsberg
Self
Martin Duberman
Self

Crew

Greta Schiller
Director, Producer
Robert Rosenberg
Director, Producer
Bill Daughton
Editor
John Scagliotti
Producer

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