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Before Stonewall [videorecording (DVD)] : the making of a gay and lesbian community.

First Run Features, [2019].

DVD 306.7660973 B415 Doc

Gay liberation movement -- United States -- History.

Homosexuality -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Stonewall Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969.

[videorecording (DVD)] :

Newly restored.

1 videodisc (87 min.) : 5.1 Dolby digital sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 12 cm.

Originally released as a documentary film in 1984.

Director, Greta Schiller ; produced by Greta Schiller, John Scagliotti, Robert Rosenberg in association with Media Network.

Narrator, Rita Mae Brown.

"In 1969 the police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village, leading to three nights of rioting by the city's gay community. With this outpouring of courage and unity the gay liberation movement had begun. Before Stonewall pries open the closet door, setting free the dramatic story of the sometimes horrifying public and private existences experienced by LGBT Americans since the early 1900's. Revealing and often humorous, this widely acclaimed film relives the emotionally-charged sparking of today's gay rights movement, from the events that led to the fevered 1969 riots to many other milestones in the brave fight for acceptance. Experience the fascinating and unforgettable, decade-by-decade history of homosexuality in America through eye-opening historical footage and amazing interviews with those who lived through an often brutal closeted history."--Container.

Documentary films.

Schiller, Greta.

Brown, Rita Mae.

Media Network (U.S.)

First-Run Features (Firm)

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