Positive

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 4, 1990

Original language

German

Production

WDR,Rosa von Praunheim Filmproduktion,Rosa von Praunheim Filmproduktion, WDR

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0100392