Movie Description

Die Aids-Trilogie: Positiv – Die Antwort schwuler Männer in New York auf AIDS

(1990)

Overview

This film powerfully documents New York City's gay community's response to the AIDS crisis as they are forced to organize themselves after the government's failure to stem the epidemic. Activists who are interviewed include playwrite Larry Kramer, People With AIDS Coalition co-founder Michael Callen (who died of AIDS in 1994), New York filmmaker and journalist Phil Zwickler, as well as representatives from ACT-UP, Queer Nation and the Gay Men's Health Crisis.

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Facts

Original TitleDie Aids-Trilogie: Positiv – Die Antwort schwuler Männer in New York auf AIDS

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1990-05-04

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 23m

Production CompaniesRosa von Praunheim Filmproduktion,WDR

Genres

  • Documentary