Film Archive
San Francisco AIDS situation 1988
Length: 05:51
This film was shot in April 1988 with dying AIDS patients at the Ward 84 at the San Fransisco General Hospital, a hospital quickly becoming world known for their effort to take care of the AIDS patients. This was the early phase of the epidmeic and there was no functioning medication to treat AIDS patients. The film includes interviews with AIDS pioneers Paul Volberding, Mervyn Silverman and Ron Stall.
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- Adam Subiono
- Alvin Friedman-kein
- Amos Mwale
- Anne Wiseman
- Annie Lennox
- Anthony Fauci
- Carissa Etienne
- Christina Ralsgård
- Christopher Hamlin
- Craig McClure
- Daniel Tarantola
- David Gordon
- Dr Didier Jayle
- Dr Eleonora Pati Quinhóes
- Dr Howard Grossman
- Dr Julian Gold
- Dr Mervin F. Silverman
- Dr Michael Saag
- Dr N.M. Samuel
- Dr Robert C Gallo
- Dr Samuel Okware
- Dr Selma Dritz
- Edford Mutuma
- Edna Oppenheimer
- Eleonora Quinhoes
- Elisabeth Mataka
- Elizabeth Glazer
- Fernando Gabeira
- Francois Barre-sinnousi
- Frika Chia Iskandar
- Gracia Violeta Ross
- Guiseppe Brunetta
- James Curran
- Jim Kim
- John Lesnick
- Jonathan Mann
- Josephine Rudebeck
- Julio Montaner
- Katarina Lindahl
- Kathie Hiers
- Kenneth Kaunda
- Larry Kramer
- Lars Olof Kallings
- Lennarth Hjelmaker
- Lona Okwenku
- Luc Montagnier
- Lyle Taylor
- Mabel Bianco
- Magic Johnson
- Maria Fuentes
- Mark Heywood
- Martin Delaney
- Matilde Krim
- Mechai Viravaidya
- Mervyn Silverman
- Michael Kelly
- Michael Kirby
- Michel Sidibe
- Nelson Mazika
- Norein Kaleeba
- Oum Sopheap
- Paul Volberding
- Pedro Cahn
- Penh Mony
- Peter Piot
- Philip Pizzo
- Ricardo Baruch
- Richard Williamson
- Rock Hudson
- Ron Stall
- Rose Bulya Kizito
- Ryan Whyte
- Seng Samath
- Seth Berkley
- Sharon Stone
- Sibu Sibulele
- Skytt Mukeli Nzambo
- Toni Ros
- Tuy Sodil
- Viji Joseph
- Violeta Gracia Ross
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