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title: 'The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David France'
released: '2017-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-death-and-life-of-marsha-p-johnson-2017'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5233558/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017)

2017 · Documentary · United States


## Synopsis

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson is a 2017 American documentary film directed by David France. It chronicles Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, prominent figures in gay liberation and transgender rights movement in New York City from the 1960s to the 1990s and co-founders of Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries. The film centers on activist Victoria Cruz's investigation into Johnson's death in 1992, which was initially ruled a suicide by police despite suspicious circumstances. It is France's second film, following How to Survive a Plague (2012).

## Credits

- **Director:** [David France](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-france)

## Cast

- [Victoria Cruz](https://cinepixo.com/people/victoria-cruz)
- [Taylor Mead](https://cinepixo.com/people/taylor-mead)

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