Happy Birthday, Marsha! (2018)
Overview
It's a hot summer day in June, 1969. Marsha throws herself a birthday party and dreams of performing at a club in town, but no one shows up. Sylvia, Marsha’s best friend, distraught from an unsuccessful introduction between her lover and her family, gets so stoned she forgets about the party. Marsha, Sylvia, and friends eventually meet at the Stonewall Inn to celebrate Marsha's birth. When the police arrive to raid the bar, Marsha and Sylvia are among the first to fight back.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.173 |
Directed By
Sasha Wortzel
Tourmaline
Crew
David Briggs
Thomas Wynn
Sasha Wortzel
Sarah Enid Hagey
Tourmaline
Arthur Jafa
Gigi Rose Gray
Geo Wyeth
Tourmaline
Zackary Drucker
Matthew Shields
Kaitlyn Darby
Melissa Vargas
Luisa Conlon
Sasha Wortzel
Tourmaline
Sasha Wortzel
Jackie Risotto
John Copjec
Jessica Dunn Rovinelli
Ashley Clements
Cecilia Delgado
TOP CAST
Mya Taylor
Marsha P. Johnson
Eve Lindley
Sylvia Rivera
Cherno Biko
Andorra Marks
Rios O'Leary-Tagiuri
Bambi L'Amour
Cyrus Grace Dunham
Junior
Marsha P. Johnson
Self (archival footage)
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