The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
TFI Suppport
TFI Network 2016
Logline
The origin story for the trans movement comes to light as the mysterious case of Marsha P. Johnson, moribund for decades, gains traction with the NYPD. Will bringing closure for the founder of the trans rights movement help stop a record-breaking crime wave against transwomen of color?
David France
DIRECTOR
David France is an Oscar nominated filmmaker and award-winning investigative journalist. His Peabody Award-winning directorial debut How To Survive a Plague was also nominated for multiple Emmys and a DGA award.
L.A. Teodosio
PRODUCER
L.A. Teodosio is a producer/investor and software entrepreneur whose whose credits include Ira Sachs’ Sundance films Little Men (Producer, 2016) and (Executive Producer, 2014) and Deb Shoval’s Tribeca film AWOL (Producer, 2016)
Kimberly Reed
PRODUCER
Kimberly Reed is the country’s leading transgender documentary filmmaker, produced and directed the landmark Prodigal Sons.