Positive

Rosa von Praunheim
1990-05-04

The Gay Community's Response to AIDS
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 Himself Unowned
Larry Kramer Himself Unowned
Michael Callen Himself Unowned
Peter Staley Himself Unowned
Gary Eller Himself Unowned
Diamanda Galás Herself Unowned
Jay Corcoran Himself Unowned
John Finch Himself Unowned
Arnie Kantrowitz Himself Unowned
Ed Koch Himself Unowned
Mark Milano Himself Unowned
Ronald Reagan Himself Unowned
Rosa von Praunheim Self Unowned