Before Stonewall
Status:
Released
Production:
Center for the Study of Filmed History
Aired:
1984-09-15
Before Stonewall
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.
Documentary
History
Characters
Rita Mae Brown
Narrator (voice)
Red Jordan Arobateau
Self - Writer
Ann Bannon
Self - University Professor
Lisa Ben
Self - Former Secretary
Allen Ginsberg
Self
Martin Duberman
Self