The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

Sponsored by EmpowerMT

Showings

The Roxy Theater Screen 2 Wed, Nov 1, 2017 5:30 PM
Film Info
Series:Sponsored by EmpowerMT
Rating:TV-MA
Run Time:105 min
Release Year:2017
Country:US
Genre:Documentary
Sponsored By:EmpowerMT
Cast/Crew Info
Director:David France

Description

Academy Award® nominated director David France’s (How to Survive a Plague) new documentary centers on self-described “street queen” Marsha P. Johnson, legendary fixture in New York City’s gay ghetto, 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. Mysteriously, Marsha was found floating in the Hudson River in 1992. At the time, the NYPD pegged her death as a suicide, a claim that Marsha’s comrades have always firmly rejected. Structured as a whodunit, with activist Victoria Cruz cast as detective and audience surrogate, The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnsoncelebrates the lasting political legacy of Marsha P. Johnson, while seeking to finally solve the mystery of her unexplained death.

Presented free and open to the public. Sponsored by EmpowerMT