Positive

Positive

90 mins | Jan. 2, 1990

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.

Positive

90 mins | Jan. 2, 1990

Positive
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.
Producers
Original title Die Aids-Trilogie: Positiv – Die Antwort schwuler Männer in New York auf AIDS
Directors Rosa von Praunheim
Writers

Cast

Phil Zwickler

as Himself

Larry Kramer

as Himself

Michael Callen

as Himself

Peter Staley

as Himself

Gary Eller

as Himself

Diamanda Galás

as Herself

Jay Corcoran

as Himself

John Finch

as Himself

Arnie Kantrowitz

as Himself

Ed Koch

as Himself

Mark Milano

as Himself

Ronald Reagan

as Himself