Roadside Attractions to release Roland Emmerich ’s STONEWALL in the U.S. on September 25, 2015 Film depicts NYC’s 1969 Stonewall riots, which became the start of the LGBT rights movement – a fight for equality that continues to this day Roadside Attractions will release STONEWALL , a drama about the 1969 Stonewall riots that started America’s LGBT rights movement, on September 25, 2015. Written by Jon Robin Baitz and directed by Roland Emmerich, both out gay men, the film stars Jeremy Irvine and newcomer Jonny Beauchamp , with Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Ron Perlman . Emmerich, who also produced the film, says, “I was always interested and passionate about telling this important story, but I feel it has never been more timely than right now.” Less than 50 years ago, in 1969, being gay was considered a mental illness; gay people could not be employed by the government; it was illegal for gay people to congregate, and police brutality against gays went unchecked. Today, thanks t
