The read
It runs a compact 1h 23m.
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.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Rosa von PraunheimDirector
- Rosa von PraunheimWriter
Cast
- Phil ZwicklerSelf
- Larry KramerSelf
- Michael CallenSelf
- Peter StaleySelf
- Gary EllerSelf
- Diamanda GalásSelf
- Jay CorcoranSelf
- John FinchSelf
- Arnie KantrowitzSelf
- Ed KochSelf
- Mark MilanoSelf
- Ronald ReaganSelf