Film Archive
Excerpts from an interview with Ricardo Barush
Length: 03:19
Ricardo Barush, from Mexico City is one of the young AIDS activists from different parts of the world, who has been deeply involved in the development and growth of the Global Youth Alliance against IV/AIDS. This is the largest network of young activists in the world, using internet and new digital media to involve young people in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. This is a short segment from an interview Face of AIDS made with Ricardo in Mexico City during the preparation of the AIDS 2008 international AIDS Conference.
Story of AIDS activism in the US
Length: 04:15
This film focus on some major milestones in American AIDS activism, as a response to the rapid spread of HIV in the USA between 1985 – 1996. The film highlights violent demostrations between Aids activists and police. The famous Aids activist and writer Larry Kramer and the head of US Aids research Dr Anthony Fauci recolects ther memories from a confrontational time. The Quilt Names Project, to commemorate those who died of AIDS, and Project Inform, both based in San Fransisco, are also highlited in the film.
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