Reel Herstory: A Film Event from Stonewall National Monument
Date and time
Location
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
28 East 20th Street
New York, NY 10003
LGBTQ+ film screening and panel discussion hosted by Stonewall National Monument
About this event
A special screening of two films highlighting the struggles and triumphs of recognition, historical preservation, and cultural memory in LGBTQ+ communities.
Hosted in the beautiful auditorium of Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site, the event will include a panel discussion featuring filmmakers and cast members.
The Archivettes
61 min, Directed by Megan Rossman
"Our history was disappearing as quickly as we were making it. ” With that realization, Deborah Edel and Joan Nestle co-founded the Lesbian Herstory Archives, the world’s largest collection of materials by and about lesbians. For more than 40 years, through many of the major milestones in LGBTQIA+ history, the all-volunteer organization has literally rescued history from the trash.
Stonewall: Making of a Monument
18 min, Directed by Cheryl Furjanic
This film explores what more than half a century of LGBTQ history in the United States looks like when viewed through just a few blocks in New York City’s Greenwich Village.