Positive
1990, German. Directed by Rosa von Praunheim.
The Gay Community's Response to AIDS
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 4 May 1990
- Original title
- Die Aids-Trilogie: Positiv – Die Antwort schwuler Männer in New York auf AIDS
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Rosa von Praunheim
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Positive runs 83 minutes (1h 23m).
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Who directed Positive?
Positive (1990) was directed by Rosa von Praunheim and stars Phil Zwickler, Larry Kramer, Michael Callen.