Black Nite

Year 2025
Country United States
Runtime 7 min
Director Finn Ryan, Craig Eley
Notes Filmmaker in Attendance, Adult Language, Michigan Premiere, Adult Themes
Topics

Film Synopsis

Before Stonewall there was The Black Nite, a Milwaukee gay bar where LGBTQ activists and allies brawled with a group of homophobic sailors.
This video ode to the location tells the story of that night.

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