Before Stonewall (1984)

Name: Before Stonewall
Director: Greta Schiller
Released: 1984-09-15
Rating: 6.533
Cast: Rita Mae Brown, Red Jordan Arobateau, Ann Bannon, Lisa Ben, Allen Ginsberg

DocumentaryHistory

87 min

Plot Summary

New York City's Stonewall Inn is regarded by many as the site of gay and lesbian liberation since it was at this bar that drag queens fought back against police June 27-28, 1969. This documentary uses extensive archival film, movie clips and personal recollections to construct an audiovisual history of the gay community before the Stonewall riots.