Positive
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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Positive
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Status
Released
Release Date
May 4, 1990
Runtime
1h 23m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
40%
Original Title
Die Aids-Trilogie: Positiv – Die Antwort schwuler Männer in New York auf AIDS
Production Companies
Rosa von Praunheim Filmproduktion, WDR
Director
Rosa von Praunheim
Description
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.