All you upandcomers with a talkinghead pbs retrospective in the can, get out your reporters pads and take notes. The documentary tells the story of the police raid of the stonewall inn in june 1969 that lead to riots. June 16th, 2010 not yet rated 1 hr 22 min plot summary. Aug 06, 2010 stonewall uprising 1 2 the bar itself was a toilet, recalls one seasoned regular of the stonewall, the mobbedup greenwich village watering hole at the center of kate davis and david. The film features interviews with eyewitnesses to the incident, including the new york police department deputy inspector seymour pine. For the first time, patrons refuse to be led into paddy wagons, setting off a 3day riot that launches the gay rights movement. Delaware stonewall pac mourns the passing of transgender activist barbra babs casbar siperstein, who was honored by delaware stonewall democrats in 2010. Jun 18, 2010 stonewall uprising does an evocative job of coloring in the oppression of gay life before stonewall, so that when the eruption happens, we feel its necessity in our bones. Those documentaries from 1984 and 1999 respectively were reissued in a twodvd set for pride month. Chapter 1 stonewall uprising american experience pbs. The setting was a greenwich village gay bar called the stonewall inn. Also shown is the famous, classic, blue 1969 stonewall convertible. Stonewall uprising made its theatrical debut on june 16, 2010 at the film forum in new york city. Told by stonewall patrons, reporters and the cop who led the raid, stonewall uprising recalls the bad old days when psychoanalysts equated homosexuality with mental illness and advised aversion.
Everything you need to know about stonewall uprising movie. Stonewall uprising does an evocative job of coloring in the oppression of gay life before stonewall, so that when the eruption happens, we feel its necessity in our bones. Everything you need to know about stonewall uprising movie 2010. Apr, 2010 the first third of stonewall uprising uses found footage to provocative effectespecially some truly jawdropping psas and a suspect mike wallace report titled the homosexualsto define gay identity and its active suppression in the 20 or so years before stonewall. Almost no archival footage exists of the 1969 stonewall riots, which gives kate davis and david heilbroners documentary feature stonewall uprising the frustrating air of an oral history lesson. The definitive story of the lgbt rights uprising that changed america. Stonewall uprising was released in 2010 on wednesday, june 16, 2010 in limited movie theaters. Jun 16, 2010 stonewall uprising examines a police raid on the stonewall inn in greenwich village that touched off three days of unrest. The culture wars that are brewed up against homosexual americans to score cheap political points may hinge these days on secondary concerns like marriage and serving in the. Jun 16, 2010 directed by kate davis, david heilbroner.
Watch stonewall uprising american experience official. For the first time, patrons refuse to be led into paddy. There are many photos from many gay pride parades in new york city. When police raided the stonewall inn, a popular gay bar in the greenwich village section of new york city on june 28, 1969, the street erupted. Told by stonewall patrons, reporters and the cop who led the raid, stonewall uprising recalls the bad old days when. People who were involved in the riots are interviewedgay men.
Stonewall uprising sounds like it might have been called during stonewall, but an opening title reveals the scarcity of photos and film footage of the actual events. Stonewall uprising is first and foremost about people. The documentary, produced and directed by kate davis and david heilbroner, is a wellmade, educational and personal look. Told by stonewall patrons, reporters and the cop who led the raid, stonewall uprising recalls the bad old days. When police raided a mafiarun gay bar in greenwich village, the stonewall inn on june 28, 1969, gay men and women did something they had not done before.
Kate davis and david heilbroners new documentary stonewall uprising does several thing skillfully, but its greatest value may be the deftness with which it contextualizes the social and cultural temperature of the time. Stonewall 50 episode 2 everything clicked and the riot. This film tells the story of the massive police raid of stonewall in june 1969. The aftermath after the stonewall riots in 1969 many gay activists groups were born or grew up. The stonewall inn in new york, pictured in 1969, and featured in the film stonewall uprising by kate davis and david heilbroner. Given its iconic status, its surprising that so little documentary attention has been paid to the stonewall riots of late june 1969until now. Trailer stonewall uprising american experience pbs. The 1969 stonewall riots in greenwich village have historically been credited for starting the gay rights movement. For the first time, patrons refuse to be led into paddy wagons, setting off a 3day riot that launches the. Trailer stonewall uprising american experience pbs youtube.
Stonewall uprising 1 2 the bar itself was a toilet, recalls one seasoned regular of the stonewall, the mobbedup greenwich village watering hole at the center of kate davis and david. The movie features interviews with eyewitnesses to the incident, including nypd deputy inspector seymour pine. Two acclaimed documentaries, before stonewall 1984 and after stonewall 1999, bracket the seminal event itself, and stonewall 1995, a piece of drag fantasyfluff, exploited it. For a more traditional recounting of what happened that night, have a look at the pbs documentary stonewall uprising 2010, which can be streamed on the american experience website here. Stonewall uprising 2010 kate davis, david heilbroner. For example, it was not until i watched a video called making boys in the band that i learned that the funeral of judy garland was the day that stonewall riot took place. United states june 16, 2010 limited canada june 16, 2010. When police raided the stonewall inn, a popular gay bar in the greenwich village section of new york city on june 28, 1969, the street. The film examines a police raid on the establishment in. Stonewall uprising 2010 starring william eskridge and seymour pine on dvd and bluray. As the riots progressed, an international gay rights movement was born. Watch stonewall uprising american experience official site pbs.
That night the street erupted into violent protests and street demonstrations that lasted for the next three days. Nyc police raid a greenwich village mafiarun gay bar, the stonewall inn. Please bear in mind that all of the film and video used in the documentary that depicts riots comes from other riots or is a contemporary reenactment. Revisiting the birth of the gay rights movement the new. In astounding detail, stonewall uprising recalls the nowfamous threeday riots in june 1969 after a police raid on the stonewall inn, a popular greenwich village gay bar, as homosexuals. Stonewall uprising theatrical trailer the documentary tells the story of the police raid of the stonewall inn in june 1969 that lead to ri. Stonewall uprising is a 2010 american documentary film examining the events surrounding the. Ed koch, mayor of new york city from 1978 to 1989, discusses gay civil rights in new york in the. As the streets of new york erupted into violent protests and street demonstrations. Tweet sunday 2nd october, 10pm using eyewitness accounts and rare archival footage, the stonewall uprising documents an often forgotten but hugely important event for the civil rights movement. The role of the june, 1969 stonewall riots so named for the greenwich village gay hotel and bar, the stonewall inn, in front of which the riots occurred in gay. Stonewall uprising is a powerful, firsthand account of people who, having been habitually persecuted for doing things we all take for granted said enough. See more ideas about stonewall uprising, stonewall riots and stonewall inn.
Stonewall uprising by denise sheppard sep 22, 2010, 8. Jun 12, 2010 stonewall uprising is the new documentary which will open at film forum on june 16 and run through june 29. Given its iconic status, its surprising that so little documentary attention has been paid. Stonewall uprising examines a police raid on the stonewall inn in greenwich village that touched off three days of unrest. Babs was the first transgender member of the democratic national committee, was a founding member of garden state equality, and served as president of nj stonewall democrats. The culture wars that are brewed up against homosexual americans to score cheap political points may hinge these days on.
Aug 11, 2010 veteran filmmakers kate davis and david heilbroner adolescent addict, jockey explore the dramatic event that launched a worldwide rights movement. Stonewall riots, also called stonewall uprising, series of violent confrontations that began in the early hours of june 28, 1969, between police and gay rights activists outside the stonewall inn, a gay bar in the greenwich village section of new york city. With paul bosche, alfredo del rio, john digiacomo, dana gaiser. Stonewall uprising made its theatrical debut on june 16, 2010, at the film forum in new york city. In the early morning hours of june 28, 1969 police raided the stonewall inn, a popular gay bar in the greenwich village section of new york city. Today, president obama will designate a new national monument at the historic site of the stonewall uprising in new york city to honor the broad movement for lgbt equality, the white house said in a statement on friday. Kate davis, david heilbroner 2010 a reconstruction of the 1969 uprising against the repressive climate for gay americans, with weird and wonderful archive footage and upbeat eyewitness accounts. The stonewall riots marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil rights movement in the united states and around the world. Documentary about the stonewall riots back in 1969 that started the gay rights movement. Lgbt video watch pbss american experience stonewall.
Saturday, 2 may 50 years of gay pride persons and new york city g. June 15, 2010 the average homosexual, if there be such, is. The stonewall inn in new york citys west village neighborhood is now a national monument, the white house announced. Politics and history and sexuality are there, too, but theyre subsidiary to the human stories the documentary tells. Prime members enjoy free delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, tv shows, original audio series, and kindle books. Yesterdays spirit of the sixties season continues by focusing on the struggle for civil rights. The stonewall riots also referred to as the stonewall uprising or the stonewall rebellion were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations by members of the gay lgbt community against a police raid that began in the early morning hours of june 28, 1969, at the stonewall inn in the greenwich village neighborhood of manhattan, new york city. Filmmakers kate davis and david heilbroner team up to explore the stonewall riots, an event that served as a sharp turning point for gay rights in the united states. Stonewall uprising dvd, 2011 at the best online prices at ebay. For a movie about a groundbreaking gay rebellion, stonewall uprising plays it much too straight.
It was a time when homosexuality was still seen as a dangerous mental illness, and raids on gay gathering spots were commonplace. Stonewall uprising is a 2010 american documentary film examining the events surrounding the stonewall riots that began during the early hours of june 28, 1969. Learn more about our film stonewall uprising, including where to watch the full documentary. It was released on september 25, 2015, by roadside attractions. Stonewall is a 2015 american drama film directed by roland emmerich, written by jon robin baitz, and starring jeremy irvine, jonny beauchamp, ron perlman, jonathan rhys meyers, joey king, caleb landry jones, matt craven, atticus mitchell, and mark camacho. Stonewall uprising is the new documentary which will open at film forum on june 16 and run through june 29. The first one, because the police report from that night states the time that the police entered the stonewall inn. In june 1969, a police raid on new yorks stonewall inn sparks a threeday riot that leads to the gayrights movement.
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