The box office hit that started the gay film movement in
1984! With additional material of Audre Lorde and Allen Ginsburg.
In 1969 the patrons of the Stonewall Inn in New York City's
Greenwich Village decided to fight back, transforming a routine
police raid into three nights of rioting which marked the
beginning of the Gay Liberation movement. Before Stonewall
examines the historical background to this sudden burst of
political energy - from the social experimentation of the
Roaring Twenties, to the discovery of the true size of this
hidden society during World War II, to the scapegoating of
homosexuals durng the McCarthy era, to the development of
the early homophile rights movement - providing an informative
and engaging portrait of the history of homosexual experience
in America. Using filmed recollections and a wealth or archival
material, Before Stonewall traces the social, political, and
cultural development of the gay and lesbian community.
Selected Festivals, Awards, and TV Broadcasts
Screened in 30 international film festivals including Berlin,
London, Florence, Toronto and Melbourne. Broadcast in USA,
Britain, Denmark, China, Japan and Australia.
- Emmy Award Best Historical/Cultural
Program 1987
- Emmy Award Best Research 1987
- First Place, National Educational Film
Festival USA
- Best Film, Houston International Film
Festival
- Best Documentary Feature, Los Angeles
FILMEX
- Honorable Mention, Global Village Documentary
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