Depressing, which is one of my favourite film genres but ultimately a bit vague to really hit home.

What a difficult film to watch.
A talking heads documentary which needs neither flare nor stylistic flourishes. Intimate accounts from people who lived through the early days of the epidemic and ghostly stock footage work well to inform, shedding light through these personal perspectives.
Disturbing, shocking and deeply moving, this film deserves a broad audience. To hear how several disenfranchised communities worked together in support of one another during such a trying time is an inspiration.

Please see this film.

For a real poignant San Francisco documentary double feature, see this and Eric Steel's 2006 doc, The Bridge. More talking heads. Shakes you to your core.

I'm at a loss to express any kind of legitimate review here. At its core, it's powerful because they know the stories they're sharing are important, even vital, and must be heard.

An intense, moving, incredibly personal documentary comprising five individuals recounting their time in San Francisco during the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

This film is a beautiful historical record of a time fading so quickly from our memories, and even though it speaks of tragedy, bigotry, isolation and fear, it also tells an amazing story of community, and grace, and hope. The ways in which strangers become family. The vital role of civil liberties to our humanity. A must watch.

A profound and heartfelt account of the Aids Epidemic in 1980s. The narrative is gentle and eloquent, yet extremely powerful. You really feel for the SF community, the LGBT community in particular.

A documentary about when AIDS hit the gay community in San Francisco, I pretty much sobbed through the whole thing. It was heavy.

Fantastic look at the AIDS movement based in San Francisco. Moving account and it was nice to see a movie which also appreciates the role lesbians played in working with AIDS patients.

Depressing, which is one of my favourite film genres but ultimately a bit vague to really hit home.

A stirring, straight-forward, & heartbreaking look at the bedlam that was the aids epidemic of the 1980s.

Powerful documentary about the terrifying onset of the AIDS virus in the 1970s and '80s, focusing on the Castro area of San Francisco. The film effectively shows how a flourishing community was dealt a horrifyingly tragic hand, and how the gay community banded together to care for the sick and fight for treatment and recognition. Profoundly sad, but hopeful and inspiring as well.

What a difficult film to watch.
A talking heads documentary which needs neither flare nor stylistic flourishes. Intimate accounts from people who lived through the early days of the epidemic and ghostly stock footage work well to inform, shedding light through these personal perspectives.
Disturbing, shocking and deeply moving, this film deserves a broad audience. To hear how several disenfranchised communities worked together in support of one another during such a trying time is an inspiration.

Please see this film.

For a real poignant San Francisco documentary double feature, see this and Eric Steel's 2006 doc, The Bridge. More talking heads. Shakes you to your core.

Deeply genuine and emotional. Very hard to watch, but tells an important story in a very personal and relatable way.