The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

Name: The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-07-27
Rating: 7.072

2017

⭐7.1(104 votes)

1h 45m

Documentary

Overview

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.

About The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017) is a Documentary film that follows 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. Currently, you can watch The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads. Streaming availability may vary by country and platform over time. It has a user rating of 7.1 out of 10 from 104 votes. Fans of documentary movies may also want to explore similar titles below.