Germany / Feb 10, 1990 / Berlin International Film Festival
The Gay Community's Response to AIDS
1h 23min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Die Aids-Trilogie: Positiv – Die Antwort schwuler Männer in New York auf AIDS |
| Original language | DE |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Rosa von Praunheim Filmproduktion, WDR |
| Release date | 4 maggio 1990 |
| Production | Michael Lupetin, Rosa von Praunheim |
| Writer | Rosa von Praunheim |
| Editing | Rosa von Praunheim, Mike Shephard |
| Cinematography | Mike Kuchar, Evan Estern |
| Assistant directors | Rosa von Praunheim |
| Camera operators | Mike Kuchar, Evan Estern |
| Additional photography | Mike Kuchar, Evan Estern |
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| Music | Mark Milano |
| Sound | Mark Milano |
| Collection | AIDS Trilogy |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United States / May 04, 1990
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