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No Sad Songs

The world's first major documentary on AIDS.

2.7

1h 3m

1985

“The world's first major documentary on AIDS.”

Synopsis

Jim Black, a 37-year-old Canadian talks about the AIDS that is killing him. He talks about his life and his friends and how his brother's family has rejected him. Catherine Hunt is a Canadian woman whose brother is dying of AIDS. These personal stories are presented with excerpts from a series of performances by Canadian musicians and performance artists in order to give the viewer a bigger picture of the impact of this disease.

Director

Nik Sheehan

Documentary

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Cast & Crew

Martha Cronen

as Martha

David MacLean

as Monologue artist

David Roche

as Fireman

David Sereda

as Organist

Joe Norman Shaw

Joe Norman Shaw

as Jim

Henry Van Rijk

as Preacher

Ian Watson

as Young man with AIDS

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