The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

105 mins | Documentary | July 27, 2017

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.

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

105 mins | Documentary | July 27, 2017

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Faliro House Productions, Race Point Films, Ninety Thousand Words, Public Square Films, Terasem Media & Films
Original title The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Directors David France
Writers Mark Blane, David France

Cast

Marsha P. Johnson

as Self (archive footage)

Victoria Cruz

as Self

Sylvia Rivera

as Self (archive footage)

Taylor Mead

as Self (archive footage)

Pat Bumgardner

as Self (archive footage)

Vito Russo

as Self (archive footage)