Before Stonewall

Before Stonewall
	DVD cover
Directed by	Greta Schiller
Produced by	John Scagliotti; Robert Rosenberg; Greta Schiller
Narrated by	Rita Mae Brown
Cinematography	Jan Kraepelin; Sandi Sissel; Cathy Zheutlin
Edited by	Bill Daughton
Distributed by	First Run Features
Release dates	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> June 27, 1985; ; ; ; ;
Running time	87 mins
Country	United States
Language	English

Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community is a 1984 American documentary film about the LGBT community prior to the 1969 Stonewall riots. It was narrated by author Rita Mae Brown, directed by Greta Schiller, co-directed by Robert Rosenberg, and co-produced by John Scagliotti and Rosenberg, and Schiller. It premiered at the 1984 Toronto Film Festival and was released in the United States on June 27, 1985. In 1999, producer Scagliotti directed a companion piece, After Stonewall. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Teddy Awards, the film has been selected to be shown at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2016.^[1]

People featured

Before Stonewall was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 1985 Sundance Film Festival.^[2] It won the Best Film Award at the Houston International Film Festival, Best Documentary Feature at Los Angeles FILMEX, First Place at the National Educational Film Festival, and Honorable Mention at the Global Village Documentary Festival.^[3] In 1987, the film won Emmy Awards for Best Historical/Cultural Program and Best Research.^[3] In 1989, it won the Festival's Plate at the Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.^[2]