When We Rise(2017)
Overview
The personal and political struggles, setbacks and triumphs of a diverse family of LGBT men and women who helped pioneer one of the last legs of the U.S. Civil Rights movement from its turbulent infancy in the 20th century to the once unfathomable successes of today. The period piece tells the history of the gay rights movement, starting with the Stonewall Riots in 1969.
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Top 9 Billed Cast
Young Cleve Jones
Young Roma Guy
Young Ken Jones
Young Diane Jones
Diane Jones
Roma Guy
Cleve Jones
Ken Jones
Cecilia Chung
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