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'''''Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community ''''' is a 1984 American [[documentary film]] about the [[LGBT]] community prior to the 1969 [[Stonewall riots]]. It was narrated by author [[Rita Mae Brown]], directed by [[Greta Schiller]], co-directed by Robert Rosenberg, and co-produced by [[John Scagliotti]] and Rosenberg, and Schiller. It premiered at the 1984 [[Toronto International Film Festival|Toronto Festival of Festivals]] and was released in the United States on June 27, 1985. In 1999, producer Scagliotti directed a companion piece, ''[[After Stonewall]]''. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the [[Teddy Award]]s, the film was shown at the [[66th Berlin International Film Festival]] in February 2016.<ref name="Panorama1">{{cite web |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/panorama/pan-presse-detail_29908.html |title=Berlinale 2016: Panorama Celebrates Teddy Award's 30th Anniversary and Announces First Titles in Programme |access-date=December 20, 2015 |work=Berlinale}}</ref> To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in 2019, the film was restored and re-released by [[First Run Features]] in June 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://directedbywomen.com/greta-schiller-before-stonewall/ |title=Greta Schiller: Before Stonewall |last1=McCaulay|first1=Marci|last2=Bartlett|first2=Robin |date=June 21, 2019 |website=Directed By Women|access-date=October 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://womenandhollywood.com/guest-post-what-i-learned-from-revisiting-my-1984-documentary-before-stonewall/ |title=Guest Post: What I Learned From Revisiting My 1984 Documentary 'Before Stonewall' |last=Schiller |first=Greta |date=June 19, 2019 |website=Women And Hollywood|access-date=October 16, 2019}}</ref> Later in 2019, the film was selected by the [[Library of Congress]] for preservation in the [[National Film Registry]] for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".<ref name="Chow">{{cite magazine |last=Chow |first=Andrew R. |date=December 11, 2019 |title=See the 25 New Additions to the National Film Registry, From Purple Rain to Clerks |url= https://time.com/5747503/national-film-registry-2019-additions/ |magazine=Time |location=New York, NY |access-date=December 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Women Rule 2019 National Film Registry|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-19-116/women-rule-2019-national-film-registry/2019-12-11/|access-date=2020-09-17|website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Complete National Film Registry Listing {{!}} Film Registry {{!}} National Film Preservation Board {{!}} Programs at the Library of Congress {{!}} Library of Congress|url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/|access-date=2020-09-17|website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA}}</ref>
'''''Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community ''''' is a 1984 American [[documentary film]] about the [[LGBT]] community prior to the 1969 [[Stonewall riots]]. It was narrated by author [[Rita Mae Brown]], directed by [[Greta Schiller]], co-directed by Robert Rosenberg, and co-produced by [[John Scagliotti]] and Rosenberg, and Schiller. It premiered at the 1984 [[Toronto International Film Festival|Toronto Festival of Festivals]] and was released in the United States on June 27, 1985. In 1999, producer Scagliotti directed a companion piece, ''[[After Stonewall]]''. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the [[Teddy Award]]s, the film was shown at the [[66th Berlin International Film Festival]] in February 2016.<ref name="Panorama1">{{cite web |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/panorama/pan-presse-detail_29908.html |title=Berlinale 2016: Panorama Celebrates Teddy Award's 30th Anniversary and Announces First Titles in Programme |access-date=December 20, 2015 |work=Berlinale}}</ref> To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in 2019, the film was restored and re-released by [[First Run Features]] in June 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://directedbywomen.com/greta-schiller-before-stonewall/ |title=Greta Schiller: Before Stonewall |last1=McCaulay|first1=Marci|last2=Bartlett|first2=Robin |date=June 21, 2019 |website=Directed By Women|access-date=October 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://womenandhollywood.com/guest-post-what-i-learned-from-revisiting-my-1984-documentary-before-stonewall/ |title=Guest Post: What I Learned From Revisiting My 1984 Documentary 'Before Stonewall' |last=Schiller |first=Greta |date=June 19, 2019 |website=Women And Hollywood|access-date=October 16, 2019}}</ref> Later in 2019, the film was selected by the [[Library of Congress]] for preservation in the United States [[National Film Registry]] for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".<ref name="Chow">{{cite magazine |last=Chow |first=Andrew R. |date=December 11, 2019 |title=See the 25 New Additions to the National Film Registry, From Purple Rain to Clerks |url= https://time.com/5747503/national-film-registry-2019-additions/ |magazine=Time |location=New York, NY |access-date=December 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Women Rule 2019 National Film Registry|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-19-116/women-rule-2019-national-film-registry/2019-12-11/|access-date=2020-09-17|website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Complete National Film Registry Listing {{!}} Film Registry {{!}} National Film Preservation Board {{!}} Programs at the Library of Congress {{!}} Library of Congress|url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/|access-date=2020-09-17|website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA}}</ref>


==People featured==
==People featured==

Revision as of 05:25, 29 July 2021

Before Stonewall
DVD cover
Directed byGreta Schiller
Robert Rosenberg
Produced byJohn Scagliotti
Robert Rosenberg
Greta Schiller
Narrated byRita Mae Brown
CinematographyJan Kraepelin
Sandi Sissel
Cathy Zheutlin
Edited byBill Daughton
Distributed byFirst Run Features
Release date
  • June 27, 1985 (1985-06-27)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community is a 1984 American documentary film about the LGBT community prior to the 1969 Stonewall riots. It was narrated by author Rita Mae Brown, directed by Greta Schiller, co-directed by Robert Rosenberg, and co-produced by John Scagliotti and Rosenberg, and Schiller. It premiered at the 1984 Toronto Festival of Festivals and was released in the United States on June 27, 1985. In 1999, producer Scagliotti directed a companion piece, After Stonewall. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Teddy Awards, the film was shown at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2016.[1] To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in 2019, the film was restored and re-released by First Run Features in June 2019.[2][3] Later in 2019, the film was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[4][5][6]

People featured

Awards

Before Stonewall was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 1985 Sundance Film Festival. It won the Best Film Award at the Houston International Film Festival, Best Documentary Feature at Filmex, First Place at the National Educational Film Festival, and Honorable Mention at the Global Village Documentary Festival.[7] In 1987, the film won Emmy Awards for Best Historical/Cultural Program and Best Research.[7] In 1989, it won the Festival's Plate at the Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Berlinale 2016: Panorama Celebrates Teddy Award's 30th Anniversary and Announces First Titles in Programme". Berlinale. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  2. ^ McCaulay, Marci; Bartlett, Robin (June 21, 2019). "Greta Schiller: Before Stonewall". Directed By Women. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  3. ^ Schiller, Greta (June 19, 2019). "Guest Post: What I Learned From Revisiting My 1984 Documentary 'Before Stonewall'". Women And Hollywood. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  4. ^ Chow, Andrew R. (December 11, 2019). "See the 25 New Additions to the National Film Registry, From Purple Rain to Clerks". Time. New York, NY. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  5. ^ "Women Rule 2019 National Film Registry". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing | Film Registry | National Film Preservation Board | Programs at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Before Stonewall - Independent Historical Film". Jezebel Productions. Archived from the original on December 13, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2008.

External links

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