Positive(1990)
The Gay Community's Response to AIDS
Synopsis
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.
Directed by Rosa von Praunheim
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Positive was released in 1990.
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Positive runs for 83 minutes (1 hour and 23 minutes).
Who directed Positive?+
Positive was directed by Rosa von Praunheim.
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Positive stars Phil Zwickler, Larry Kramer, Michael Callen, Peter Staley and Gary Eller.
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