Released to film festival acclaim last year, Stonewall Uprising, from documentarians Kate Davis and David Helibroner, details and analyzes the events of June 1969’s Stonewall riots in New York’s Greenwich Village. Considered a pivotal moment in the fight for gay rights, three nights of riots followed an early morning police raid of the gay-friendly Stonewall Inn bar. Using archival footage and interviews, Stonewall Uprising offers an unflinching look at the events that became a major turning point in the lives of gay Americans.
In advance of its April 25 airing as part of PBS’s “American Experience” series, the UWM Union Theatre presents a free, public screening of the documentary on Thursday, April 14, at 7:00 pm, as part of its LGBT Film/Video Festival programming.
Immediately following the screening will be “Who Needs Stonewall?,” a panel discussion of Stonewall’s local and historical effects. The discussion will be lead by local historian Will Fellows and a selection of UWM-affiliated professors, lecturers, and academics.
The screening and panel discussion will be held in the UWM Union Theatre, 2nd level of the UWM Student Union (2200 E. Kenwood Blvd.). Presented by UWM Libraries, the UWM LGBT Resource Center, the Milwaukee LGBT History Project, Milwaukee Public Television and the Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival.
For more information on the LGBT Film/Video festival, click HERE.
