The Stonewall Revolution

Directed By Sekiya Dorsett
Unscripted Feature Documentary

A four-episode documentary series from NBC Out and Nightly Films. Centered on the historic 1969 Stonewall uprising, this series explores the past, present and future of the LGBTQ rights movement.

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The Stonewall Revolution News 59m 2024 “The Stonewall Revolution” explores LGBTQ milestones of the past century, including the iconic 1969 Stonewall riots. It is a five-year anniversary edition of the award-winning 2019 NBC Out and Nightly Films docuseries “Stonewall 50: The Revolution.”
GLAAD Award winning filmmaker, Sekiya Dorsett, is dedicated to telling the stories of women of color. Her award winning documentary “The Revival: Women and the Word,” is distributed by Women Make Movies. In 2020, her 4-part documentary, Stonewall 50: The Revolution, in partnership with NBC News and NBCOut, won a GLAAD Media Award and the NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalist for Excellence in Digital Journalism. She is one of the cinematographers for In Our Mother’s Gardens on Netflix. Dorsett's work has been featured at the Tribeca Film Festival, Urbanworld Film Festival, the Brooklyn Museum, Frameline Film Fest and Outfest Film Festival to name a few. Her work has been featured on Huff Post, Mic.com, BuzzFeed.com & Essence.com. She is a member of Brown Girls Doc Mafia. Sekiya’s work centers the Black experience.

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