Movies and TvShows featuring "aids-memorial-quilt" theme.

How to Survive a Plague is a documentary that depicts the early years of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and the emergence of activist groups like ACT UP and TAG. The film showcases the efforts made by these groups to raise awareness, fight for better treatment, and bring about change. It also highlights the challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community and the discrimination and homophobia they encountered during this time.

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt is a documentary that explores the devastating impact of the AIDS pandemic in the 1980s. The film highlights the experiences of individuals affected by the disease, including those who have lost loved ones, and the creation of the AIDS Memorial Quilt as a way to honor and remember those who have died. Through interviews, archive footage, and news footage, Common Threads offers a poignant look at the epidemic and its lasting impact.

After Stonewall is a documentary that explores the historical events and milestones of the LGBTQ+ rights movement following the Stonewall Riots, including the formation of advocacy groups, the fight for equal rights, and the impact of the AIDS crisis.

Simon and Mark live together in London. When Mark dies of AIDS, Simon gets on with his life rather quickly, too quickly to suit the ghost of Mark, who reappears to disrupt Simon's cruising and then moves back into their flat to prompt Simon to experience and express feelings. Simon is adamant that feelings, especially love, are not for him. Subplots develop as Mark and Simon observe their neighbor Siobhan's love life and as Simon spends his days as a satellite-TV installer partnered with Dogger, a homophobe ignorant that Simon is gay. Is there any key that can unlock Simon's feelings and allow Mark to rest in peace?

A feature-length documentary film-in-progress chronicling the birth and development of LGBTQ comics through the eyes of several of its pioneers. The film was inspired by the Lambda award-winning book of the same name, and dives deeper into the personal stories at the heart of this unique underground artistic scene. Featuring Alison Bechdel (Fun Home), the recently departed Howard Cruse (Stuck Rubber Baby, Gay Comix), and others, this film aims to show how DIY queer cartoonists have represented, poked fun at, and celebrated LGBTQ lives and experiences in challenging, humorous, and profound ways.