Positive

Rosa von Praunheim
1990-05-04

The Gay Community's Response to AIDS
3.4
83 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Phil Zwickler Self Unowned
Larry Kramer Self Unowned
Michael Callen Self Unowned
Peter Staley Self Unowned
Gary Eller Self Unowned
Diamanda Galás Self Unowned
Jay Corcoran Self Unowned
John Finch Self Unowned
Arnie Kantrowitz Self Unowned
Ed Koch Self Unowned
Mark Milano Self Unowned
Ronald Reagan Self Unowned
Rosa von Praunheim Self Unowned