Compton's '22

2022 17 min

Overview

On an unknown date in August 1966, trans women in San Francisco's Tenderloin district rioted against police violence at Gene Compton's Cafeteria. There was no news coverage, and the arrest records no longer exist. Decades later, historians Susan Stryker and Victor Silverman unearthed the history of the riot and interviewed the surviving “Compton’s queens.”

Genres

Documentary

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English en

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Cast

Crew

Drew de Pinto

Director

Azza Cohen

Producer

Susan Stryker

Producer

Victor Silverman

Producer

Posters

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