Before Stonewall

1984
Unrated
1h 27m

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7.5/10

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The history of the Gay and Lesbian community before the Stonewall riots began the major gay rights movement.The history of the Gay and Lesbian community before the Stonewall riots began the major gay rights movement.The history of the Gay and Lesbian community before the Stonewall riots began the major gay rights movement.

Directors
- Greta Schiller
- Robert Rosenberg
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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

1.2K

YOUR RATING

Directors
- Greta Schiller
- Robert Rosenberg
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins & 1 nomination total

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8/10

Warmly presented and informative

A humanising and edifying account of the emerging gay rights movement across the early to mid twentieth century. Before Stonewall documents the struggles gay people faced leading to the protests of the 1960s. Containing archive footage of early depictions of gays on film, original interviews with gay rights activists, frequenters of early gay scenes of New York and San Francisco and authors including Allen Ginsberg. This film made me realise what a force for the creative voice the gay scene was in how it championed the subversive and the ironic. It is testament to the boundless positivity and optimism of the prominent individuals of the gay rights movement featured in this film that despite the often painful experiences they had to endure, their stories are retold in a witty and engaging way. Highly recommended for both educational and entertainment purposes!

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Was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, who deemed it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" in 2019.