| Positive | |
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| Directed by | Rosa von Praunheim |
| Screenplay by | Rosa von Praunheim |
| Produced by | Rosa von Praunheim Phil Zwickler |
| Starring | Larry Kramer Michael Callen Diamanda Galás |
| 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 date |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Countries | United States West Germany |
| Language | English |
Positive is a 1990 documentary film directed, written and produced by Rosa von Praunheim (in cooperation with Phil Zwickler). The film received international resonance.
Plot
Positive is about how the gay community in New York City and its activists deal with the AIDS crisis. The film's protagonists include Larry Kramer and Diamanda Galás.
Production notes
Positive is the first part of Rosa von Praunheim's AIDS-Trilogy.
Awards
- 1990: Queer Film Prize of the Berlin International Film Festival (together with Silence = Death)
Reception
The Guardian wrote in 1992: "Silence = Death and Positive: The best AIDS films to date ." The Los Angeles Times summed it up: "In short, Praunheim is just the man for the job he has taken on with Silence = Death and Positive: he has the breadth of vision, the compassion and the militance and, yes, the sense of humor necessary to tackle the AIDS epidemic in all its aspects."
Notes
- Murray, Images in the Dark, p. 109
- Kuzniar, The Queer German Cinema, p. 90
- "Berlin International Film Festival (1990)". IMDb.
- "Catalog: Sixteenth International San Francisco Lesbian & Gay Film Festival". Frameline Film Festival, 1992. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- "MOVIE REVIEW : Praunheim Trilogy Takes On the AIDS Crisis". Los Angeles Times. 25 July 1990. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
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
| Films directed by Rosa von Praunheim | |
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- 1990 films
- 1990 documentary films
- West German films
- Documentary films about HIV/AIDS
- Films directed by Rosa von Praunheim
- 1990s English-language films
- HIV/AIDS in American films
- HIV/AIDS in German films
- 1990s German films
- English-language German films
- German LGBTQ-related documentary films
- 1990 LGBTQ-related films
- English-language documentary films