Before Stonewall

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Before Stonewall
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Directed by	Greta Schiller
Produced by	Robert Rosenberg John Scagliotti Greta Schiller
Narrated by	Rita Mae Brown
Cinematography	Jan Kraepelin Sandi Sissel Cathy Zheutlin
Editing by	Bill Daughton
Distributed by	David Whitten Frameline
Release date(s)	June 27, 1985 (USA)
Running time	87 mins
Country	United States
Language	English
Followed by	After Stonewall
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Before Stonewall (Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community ) is a 1984 historical documentary film about the LGBT community prior to the 1969 Stonewall riots. It was narrated by author Rita Mae Brown and directed by Greta Schiller. It premiered at the 1984 Toronto Film Festival and was released in the United States on June 27, 1985. In 1999 Producer John Scagliotti directed his follow up, After Stonewall.

Contents 1 People featured 2 Awards 3 References 4 External links

[edit] People featured

• Ann Bannon
• Lisa Ben
• Gladys Bentley
• George Buse
• Carroll Davis
• Allen Ginsberg
• Barbara Gittings
• Barbara Grier
• Mabel Hampton
• Evelyn Hooker
• Jim Kepner
• Audre Lorde
• Bruce Nugent

[edit] Awards

Before Stonewall was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 1985 Sundance Film Festival.^[1] It won the Best Film Award at the Houston International Film Festival, Best Documentary Feature at Los Angeles FILMEX, First Place at the National Educational Film Festival, and Honorable Mention at the Global Village Documentary Festival.^[2] In 1987, the film won Emmy Awards for Best Historical/Cultural Program and Best Research.^[2] In 1989, it won the Festival's Plate at the Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Before Stonewall at the Internet Movie Database