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The Gay Community's Response to AIDS

3.4

1h 23m

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.

Director

Rosa von Praunheim

Documentary

Cast & Crew

Phil Zwickler

Phil Zwickler

as Self

Larry Kramer

Larry Kramer

as Self

Michael Callen

Michael Callen

as Self

Peter Staley

Peter Staley

as Self

Gary Eller

as Self

Diamanda Galás

as Self

Jay Corcoran

as Self

John Finch

as Self

Arnie Kantrowitz

as Self

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