Positive (1990 film)
| Positive | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Rosa von Praunheim |
| Produced by |
Rosa von Praunheim Phil Zwickler |
| Screenplay by | Rosa von Praunheim |
| Starring |
Phil Zwickler Larry Kramer Michael Callen |
| Cinematography |
Mike Kuchar Elfi Mikesch Evan Estern |
| Edited by |
Rosa von Praunheim Mike Shephard |
Production company |
Rosa Von Praunheim Filmproduktion |
| Distributed by | First Run Features. |
Release dates | 4 May 1990 |
Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country |
United States West Germany |
| Language | English |
Positive is a 1990 documentary film directed, written and produced by Rosa von Praunheim. The film follows Silence = Death as the second part of von praunheim and Phil Zwickler’s trilogy about AIDS and activism.[1]
This film documents New York City’s gay community’s response to the AIDS crisis during the 1980s as they were forced to organize themselves after the government’s slow response to stem the epidemic. Activist who are interviewed include New York filmmaker and journalist Phil Zwickler, playwright and gay activist Larry Kramer and musician Michael Callen who co-founded people with AIDS Coalition.[2] Framing the individual stories of these three men is a chronicle of the creation of the Gay Men's Health Crisis, ACT- UP and Queer Nation as the gay community confronted the AIDS epidemic.[1]
Notes
References
- Kuzniar, Alice A, The Queer German Cinema, Stanford University Press, 2000, ISBN 0-8047-3995-1
- Murray, Raymond. Images in the Dark: An Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Film and Video Guide to the Cinema of Spain. TLA Publications, 1994, ISBN 1-880707-01-2
External links
- Positive at the Internet Movie Database