The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

Name: The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Genre: Documentary
Released: October 6, 2017
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 76
Cast: Eddie DeGrand, Frances Baugh, Jacques Garon, Jimmy Camicia, Marsha P. Johnson

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Netflix | Release Date: October 6, 2017 | TV-MA

Starring: Eddie DeGrand, Frances Baugh, Jacques Garon, Jimmy Camicia, Marsha P. Johnson, Matt Foreman, Michael Baden, Rev. Pat Bumgardner, Sylvia Rivera, Victoria Cruz

Summary: The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson reexamines the death of a beloved icon of the trans world while celebrating the story of two landmark pioneers of the trans-rights movement, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera.

Director: David France

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: TV-MA

Runtime: 105 min

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Nick Schager

Apr 28, 2017

Driven by both empathy and a passion for justice, “How to Survive a Plague” director David France’s stellar documentary charts an investigation into the still-unsolved death of trans icon Marsha P. Johnson, along the way illuminating the persistent discrimination that exists today, and the bonds of community designed to counter it. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Oct 6, 2017

Appears at first to take a more macro perspective on gay rights. But it tells a big story indeed. Read full review

Claudia Puig

Oct 6, 2017

The film is vital for both its history and its currency. Above all, The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson works powerfully as a rallying cry for tolerance, love and understanding. Read full review

Tim Grierson

Apr 28, 2017

Pointedly recounting the history of the LGBT movement in New York, director David France shines a light on how, even within that community, transgender people have been treated like second-class citizens. Read full review

Noel Murray

Oct 4, 2017

Still, even if The Death And Life Of Marsha P. Johnson doesn’t wholly deliver on its premise, France does a remarkable job of finding the continuity between New York in the ’70s, ’90s, and now. Read full review

David Edelstein

Oct 9, 2017

I hope the film inspires a new generation of amateur sleuths. Maybe — thanks to movies like The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson — a wish-fulfilling fictional scenario will come to pass in the real world, and the injustices of history will stand plainly in the living present. Read full review

Ken Jaworowski

Oct 5, 2017

There are several strong stories in The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, a documentary that, in trying to tell them all, takes on too much. Read full review

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wellenina

Oct 16, 2017

I had never heard about Marsha P. Johnson before and her story really surprised me. This movie is is very moving and depicts the courage as well as the vulnerability and sorrows of the people who started the LGBT movement and kept it alive.

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