Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria

Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria

4.2 | 2005-06-18 | Documentary

The first major uprising against police brutality, harassment, and societal oppression was not at Stonewall in 1969, but at Compton's Cafeteria in San Francisco three years earlier. Those who stood up were trans women and gay men. Now, nearly 40 years on, Susan Stryker and Victor Silverman tell the story of this oft-overlooked event in the history of American civil rights.

Featured Crew

Sophie E. Constantinou Director of Photography
Heikki Koskinen Music
Victor Silverman Director
Susan Stryker Director
Victor Silverman Writer
Susan Stryker Writer
Susan Stryker Producer
Victor Silverman Producer
Laurie Schmidt Editor

Cast

Susan Stryker
Susan Stryker
Herself / Narrator
Tamara Ching
Tamara Ching
Herself
Suzan Cooke
Suzan Cooke
Herself
Ed Hansen
Ed Hansen
Himself

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