Review: Stonewall Uprising
"It was the Rosa Parks moment," says one man. June 28, 1969: NYC police raid a Greenwich Village Mafia-run gay bar, The Stonewall Inn. For the first time, patrons refuse to be led into paddy wagons, setting off a 3-day riot that launches the Gay Rights Movement.
Told by Stonewall patrons, reporters and the cop who led the raid, Stonewall Uprising recalls the bad old days when psychoanalysts equated homosexuality with mental illness and advised aversion therapy, and even lobotomies; public service announcements warned youngsters against predatory homosexuals; and police entrapment was rampant. At the height of this oppression, the cops raid Stonewall, triggering nights of pandemonium with tear gas, billy clubs and a small army of tactical police. The rest is history. (Karen Cooper, Director, Film Forum)
Praise for Kate Davis and David Heilbroner's STONEWALL UPRISING
"Astounding...startling! The sense of elation can still be felt." - Ronnie Scheib, Variety
"GRIPPING...Fresh and fascinating! When the (riot) happens we feel its necessity in our bones." - Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
"VALUABLE! The most thorough exploration...of what came to be known as gay pride." - Stephen Holden, The New York Times
"RIVETING…SUPERB” - Mark Feeney, The Boston Globe
"PICK FOR THE WEEK! Kate Davis and David Heilbroner's taut documentary compellingly evokes the "Rosa Parks moment" of the gay-rights movement." -TIME Magazine
"CRITICS PICK! This riveting, powerful documentary packs quite a punch, presenting not only a recollection of a pivotal moment in the gay-rights movement, but also a concise history of American attitudes toward homosexuality." -New York Magazine
"Essential...masterful...pitch-perfect! Kate Davis and David Heilbroner's essential new history of the events and repercussions of the Stonewall riots is about as expert a piece of analytic documentary filmmaking as can be conceived. The filmmakers masterfully unpack the cultural mores and revolutionary undercurrents of the '60s that led to the explosive mix of bigotry, passion, fear, and politics that coalesced outside Greenwich Village's Stonewall Inn on June 28, 1969." -Arthur Ryel-Lindsey, Slant Magazine
"A wealth of archive footage and eye-witness interviews. . . I laughed, I cried, I loved it." -Tim Macavoy, Inside Movies
"Stirring...an absolute must-see! You'll swell with gratitude and joy as the pride spreads like wildfire."- Metrosource Magazine
PLAY DATES
| San Francisco, CA | Frameline | June 24, 2010 |
| Kansas City, MO | Kansas City Gay & Lesbian Film Festival | June 24, 2010 |
| Huntington, NY | Cinema Arts Centre | June 24, 2010 |
| Hudson, NY | Time & Space LTD | June 24 - 27, 2010 |
| Philadelphia, PA | Landmark Ritz at Bourse | June 25 - July 1, 2010 |
| San Diego, CA | Landmark Theatres | June 25 - July 1, 2010 |
| Denver, CO | Landmark Chez Artiste | June 25 - July 1, 2010 |
| Atlanta, GA | Landmark Midtown Art | June 25 - July 1, 2010 |
| Helsinki, Finland | Vinokino Festival | July 1 & 23, 2010 |
| St. Louis, MO | Landmark Plaza Frontenac | July 2 - 8, 2010 |
| Portland, OR | Living Room Theatres | July 2 - 8, 2010 |
| Galway, Ireland | Galway Film Fleadh | July 7, 2010 |
| Miami, FL | Bill Cosford Cinema | July 9 - 11, 2010 |
| Palm Springs, CA | Camelot Theatres | July 9 - 15, 2010 |
| San Francisco, CA | Landmark Lumiere | July 9 - 15, 2010 |
| Berkeley, CA | Landmark Shattuck | July 9 - 15, 2010 |
| Minneapolis, MN | Landmark Lagoon | July 9 - 15, 2010 |
| Montpelier, VT | Savoy Theater | July 9 - 15, 2010 |
| Tulsa, OK | Circle Cinema | July 9 - 15, 2010 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | Rialto Cinemas Lakeside | July 15 - 21, 2010 |
| Washington DC | Landmark E Street | July 16 - 22, 2010 |
| New Orleans, LA | Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center | June 25 - July 1, 2010 |
| Dublin, Ireland | GAZE Film Festival | July 29 - August 2, 2010 |
| Seattle, WA | Landmark Varsity | July 30 - August 5, 2010 |
| Tacoma, WA | Grand Cinema | July 30 - August 5, 2010 |
| Chicago, IL | Music Box Theatre | August 6 - 12, 2010 |
| Espoo, Finland | Espoo Ciné Intl Film Festival | August 20 - 29, 2010 |
| Calgary, AB | Fairy Tales Film Festival | September 2, 2010 |
| Lincoln, NE | Wexner Center for the Arts | October 7 - 8, 2010 |
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