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Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community is a 1984 American documentary film about the LGBT community prior to the 1969 Stonewall riots.It was narrated by author Rita Mae Brown, directed by Greta Schiller, co-directed by Robert Rosenberg, and co-produced by John Scagliotti and Rosenberg, and Schiller.
When gay activist and journalist Gale Whittington was fired by the States Steamship Company after coming out in print, a small group of activists operating under the name "Committee for Homosexual Freedom" (CHF) picketed the company's San Francisco offices every workday between noon and 1:00 for several weeks. [41] May 1969 [42] San Francisco
In 1984, Schiller directed Before Stonewall, [3] which won two Emmy awards. [citation needed] The film combines interviews with multiple forms of media that shows the history of gays and lesbians during the early 20th century to the late 1960s. [4] Before Stonewall was the first gay or lesbian film to be funded by the Corporation for Public ...
The Scagliotti-produced 1985 documentary film Before Stonewall won the Audience Award at L.A. Outfest and two Emmy Awards. [1] [3] Scagliotti directed a companion piece, After Stonewall. The film won a Golden Eagle and the Audience Award at the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. [1] Scagliotti is openly gay.
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Directed by Roland Emmerich, "Stonewall" tells the 1969 story of the Stonewall Riots, A crucial piece of history is coming to the big screen. With the recent SCOTUS gay marriage decision, this ...
After Stonewall is a 1999 documentary film about the 30 years of gay rights activism since the 1969 Stonewall riots directed by John Scagliotti. It is the sequel to the Scagliotti-produced 1984 film Before Stonewall and is narrated by musician Melissa Etheridge . [ 1 ]
The police raid at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich village had taken place nine months earlier, on June 28, 1969. Although the bar patrons who fought back and the many who rioted and protested in the days following was something new, actions by the New York Police Department against gay bars did not stop with Stonewall and continued for months and years afterward. [1]