"The Stroll" honors a sisterhood of sex workers
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English - June 23, 2023 08:00 - 1 minute - 1.81 MB - ★★★★ - 15 ratingsDocumentary Society & Culture News News Commentary documentary filmmakers film filmmaking criticism interviews reviews wnyc radio public Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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"The Stroll" explores the history of transgender sex workers who worked the streets of New York's Meatpacking District before the neighborhood's gentrification. Directors Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker document the intense pressures, but also the activism, sisterhood and self-empowerment in the community.