The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Marsha P. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Victoria Cruz

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Sylvia Rivera

Self (archive footage)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Taylor Mead

Self (archive footage)

Age : 88 | Popularity : 8%

Pat Bumgardner

Self (archive footage)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Vito Russo

Self (archive footage)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Art	Production Design	James O'Donnell
Directing	Director	David France
	Second Unit Director	Mark Blane
Writing	Writer	David France Mark Blane
Sound	Original Music Composer	Bryce Dessner
Editing	Editor	Tyler H. Walk
Camera	Director of Photography	Adam Uhl Tom Bergmann
Production	Associate Producer	Andrew Tobias Mark Blane
Department	Role	Name

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