Stonewall Forever is a documentary from NYC’s LGBT Community Center directed by Ro Haber. The film brings together voices from over 50 years of the LGBTQ rights movement to explore queer activism before, during and after the Stonewall Riots.
The history of the Stonewall Riots is equally as cherished as it is charged. There are questions of who was there, who “threw the first brick” and who can claim Stonewall. This film doesn’t answer these questions but instead it aims to expand the story of Stonewall by including more voices in its telling.
Stonewall Forever brings together queer activists, experienced and new, to look at the movement for LGBTQ equality before, during and after Stonewall. It highlights trans people, people of color and homeless people who were at the forefront of the movement, and who have often been erased from the narrative. It explores how the activism of today stands on the shoulders of the activists who have come before. And it asks us all to recognize the legacy of Stonewall that remains today, when the struggle for queer rights is far from over.
Stonewall Forever was directed by Ro Haber and created by a predominantly queer and trans cast and crew who are proud to be a part of preserving this legacy.
MUSIC CREDITS:
“New Way of Lovin”
Performed by Jackie Shane
Written by Jackie Shane
Courtesy of The Numero Group
“Any Other Way”
Performed by Jackie Shane
Written by William Bell
Published by Irving Music, Inc.
Courtesy of Capitol Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises
"Come Out Singing”
Performed by Lavender Country
Written by Patrick Haggerty
Courtesy of Paradise Of Bachelors
By arrangement with Terrorbird Media
“Cruel Cruel World”
Performed by Jackie Shane
Written by Jackie Shane
Courtesy of The Numero Group
