Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria

Jun 18 2005 N/A 0h 57m
Documentary

The first major uprising against police brutality, harassment, and societal oppression was not at Stonewall in 1969, but at Compton's Cafeteria in San Francisco three years earlier. Those who stood up were trans women and gay men. Now, nearly 40 years on, Susan Stryker and Victor Silverman tell the story of this oft-overlooked event in the history of American civil rights.

Plot

Documentary about transgender women and drag queens who fought police harassment at Compton's Cafeteria in San Francisco's Tenderloin in 1966, three years before the famous riot at Stonewall Inn bar in NYC.

Written by

Victor Silverman, Susan Stryker

Directed by

Victor Silverman, Susan Stryker

Cast

Ray Baxter, Elliot Blackstone, Aleshia Brevard

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Languages

English

Awards

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Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria 3
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