The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
(2017)

A life that launched a revolution, a death that remains a mystery.

Released: 2017-07-27

tmdb link imdb link

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.

Vote Now!


Placeholder

Marsha P. Johnson

as Self (archive footage)

Actor page

Sylvia Rivera

as Self (archive footage)

Actor page

Taylor Mead

as Self (archive footage)

Actor page

Pat Bumgardner

as Self (archive footage)

Actor page

Vito Russo

as Self (archive footage)

Actor page

Mark Blane

Associate Producer

Actor page

Adam Uhl

Director of Photography

Actor page

James O'Donnell

Production Design

Actor page

Tom Bergmann

Director of Photography

Actor page

Bryce Dessner

Original Music Composer

Actor page

Mark Blane

Second Unit Director

Actor page

Andrew Tobias

Associate Producer

Actor page