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Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria

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Transsexuals fight against police harassment at Compton's Cafeteria riot in San Francisco's Tenderloin District in 1966.

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David Wiegand San Francisco Chronicle 05/20/2020
4/4
Many may think they know the facts of what happened at Compton's but "Screaming Queens" adds telling detail of what led up to the riots as provided by some of the participants themselves. Go to Full Review Sarah Boslaugh Playback:stl 10/13/2008
8/10
Screaming Queens ...creates a portrait of a time and place which to some today may seem as far removed as ancient Egypt. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria

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Victor Silverman

Director

Susan Stryker

Director

Susan Stryker

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Victor Silverman

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Susan Stryker

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Victor Silverman

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Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria

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Synopsis Transsexuals fight against police harassment at Compton's Cafeteria riot in San Francisco's Tenderloin District in 1966.
Director
Victor Silverman, Susan Stryker
Producer
Victor Silverman, Susan Stryker, Jack Walsh
Screenwriter
Victor Silverman, Susan Stryker
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 12, 2016
Runtime
57m