Film Archive
Excerpts from one to one interview with Larry Kramer, writer and AIDS activist, May 2006
Length: 07:33
This excerpt from a long interview with pioneer AIDS activist and writer Larry Kramer from New York, was made in his New York apartment April 2006, highlights the early years of American AIDS activism. Kramer founded the Gay Men´s Health Crisis in New York in 1985. Interview made by Staffan Hildebrand.
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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