The Stroll

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The Stroll

2023

1h 24m

Documentary

LGBTQ+

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The history of New York's Meatpacking District told from the perspective of transgender sex workers who lived and worked there. they recount the violence, policing, and gentrification that led to a movement for transgender rights.

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A call to life and the ever-necessary visibility of a once-silenced community, The Stroll serves as a brilliant beacon of hope and resilience for trans women of color.

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Manuel Betancourt

Variety

What’s most astonishing about the film is the way it refuses the censuring, sensationalized gaze that has so often been used to frame and present the lives of trans sex workers.

Jun 29, 2023

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Guy Lodge

Variety

Ostensibly a slice of local history of an increasingly gentrified city that sees marginalized folks as handily disposable, “The Stroll” is an empathetic portrait of a community still fighting for its own survival.

Jun 22, 2023

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Devika Girish

New York Times

It’s the rare movie that allows transgender sex workers to speak for themselves without sanitizing or sensationalizing their experiences.

Jun 22, 2023

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Gavin Spoors

FILMHOUNDS Magazine

Lovell's direct involvement within the narrative gives way to genuine and engaging interviews with other sex workers of colour.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 4, 2025

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Alan French

Sunshine State Cineplex

Lovell and Drucker prove adept interviewers. Their subjects open their hearts, sharing the innermost fears and horrors of their time on The Stroll.

Rated: 8/10

Jul 5, 2023

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Victoria Alexander

FilmsInReview.com

Brings a unique perspective to the transgender women of color who formed a “community” working “The Stroll.”

Jun 25, 2023

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M L

"Stroll" away from this movie and never return. It didn't have a single scene about strolling, I was so upset.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/06/25

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Angelo R

A great look at the Trans experience. It is a good look at a time in New York that some would like to erase. As a gay man I have heard of the time of the Meat District in New York. A dark and sometimes dangerous period that was the only way for some people to express themselves. It's what some are trying to do LGBT+ community again especially going for the Trans/Non-binary community because they are seen as easy targets, that lies and disinformation can be used to oppress and criminalize their natural being. It was the Trans and drag people of color who lead the Stonewall riots and the beginning of the LGBT+ Rights movement and we should never diminish their struggles and fight for equality. Very educational and moving documentary.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/01/23

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Diane B

Both sad and joy-filled, this is a thought-provoking history of transwomen sex workers in NY who made a living — when they could — along the 14th street corridor known as The Stroll. It's also a history of NY and a reminder of the collateral damage of the policies of Mayor Giuliani and Bloomberg. Women went to prison, often for years, just for trying to make a living. Shame on us. A testament to them.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/27/23

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Brian S

I'd block it if I could

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/19/23

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Bernadette Q

Loved THE STROLL. The co-directors Kristen Lovell & Zackary Drucker seem perfectly matched in collaborating on such a powerful, honest, and creative documentary. I was riveted.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/22/23

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Synopsis

The history of New York's Meatpacking District told from the perspective of transgender sex workers who lived and worked there. they recount the violence, policing, and gentrification that led to a movement for transgender rights.

Director: Zackary Drucker, Kristen Lovell
Producer: Matt Wolf
Distributor: HBO
Production Co: HBO Documentary Films, Polari Pictures, Kingdom Reign Entertainment
Genre: Documentary, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 21, 2023
Runtime: 1h 24m

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