Before Stonewall
Genre:
Documentary, History
Countries:
USA
Release Date: September 15, 1984
Year: 1984
Runtime:87 mins
IMDb Rating:
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.
Alla Nazimova, Allen Ginsberg, Bessie Smith, Donna Smith, John Burnside, Kenneth Anger, Louis Dumar, Mitchell Lewis, Nigel De Brulier, Thomas Morris