The Normal Heart is a powerful drama that tells the story of the onset of the HIV/AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s. It follows the efforts of activists and doctors as they fight against the indifference and prejudice of the government and the medical community.
Longtime Companion follows the lives of a group of friends in Manhattan as they navigate the challenges and tragedies of the early years of the AIDS epidemic. It explores themes of friendship, love, loss, and the impact of the deadly disease on the LGBTQ+ community.
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.
Vito is a documentary film that tells the story of Vito Russo, a leading gay activist and film historian. The film explores his life in the 1960s and 1970s, his involvement in the Stonewall Riots, and his activism for gay rights and AIDS awareness. Through interviews, archival footage, and film clips, Vito's impact on the LGBTQ+ community and the film industry is examined.
A Latino barber in a macho world faces a tough road ahead when an attraction develops for a handsome stranger during a hot and sweaty summer in Brooklyn.
Sex Positive explores the life of Richard Berkowitz, a revolutionary gay S&M hustler turned AIDS activist in the 1980s, whose incomparable contribution to the invention of safe sex has never been aptly credited. Mr. Berkowitz emerged from the epicenter of the epidemic demanding a solution to the problem before the outside world would take heed. Now destitute and alone, Mr. Berkowitz tells his story to a world who never wanted to listen.
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