Positive Poster

Positive 1990

β˜… 3.45 votes83 minπŸ“… 1990-05-04

"The Gay Community's Response to AIDS"

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.

Director: Rosa von Praunheim

Cast

Phil Zwickler
Phil Zwickler
Self
Larry Kramer
Larry Kramer
Self
Michael Callen
Michael Callen
Self
Peter Staley
Peter Staley
Self
Gary Eller
Self
Diamanda GalΓ‘s
Self
Jay Corcoran
Self
John Finch
Self
Arnie Kantrowitz
Self
Ed Koch
Ed Koch
Self