Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria

Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria 2005 Directed by Victor Silverman , Susan Stryker

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.

Country USA

Production Country USA

Language English

Spoken Language English

Gnere Documentary

Release Date 18 June 2005

57 mins

Cast

Susan Stryker Herself / Narrator

Aleshia Brevard Herself

Tamara Ching Herself

Felicia Elizondo Herself

Amanda St. Jaymes Herself

Suzan Cooke Herself

Ed Hansen Himself

Crew

Directors

Victor Silverman

Susan Stryker

Writers

Susan Stryker

Victor Silverman

Producers

Victor Silverman

Susan Stryker

Cinematography

Sophie E. Constantinou

Editor

Laurie Schmidt

Music

Heikki Koskinen