1 option
The AIDS show : artists involved with death and survival / a Milestone Film release ; a Robert P. Epstein & Adair Films coproduction ; produced and directed by Peter Adair & Rob Epstein.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 037 817
Available
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Milestone cinematheque
- The Milestone cinematheque
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- AIDS show.
- AIDS (Disease)--Social aspects--California--San Francisco.
- AIDS (Disease).
- AIDS (Disease)--Psychological aspects.
- Theatre Rhinoceros (San Francisco, Calif.).
- HIV infections.
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
- HIV Infections.
- AIDS (Disease)--Social aspects.
- California--San Francisco.
- Gay activism.
- Medical Subjects:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
- HIV Infections.
- Genre:
- documentary film.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Documentary films
- Nonfiction films
- LGBTQ+ films.
- Filmed p;aus.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (59 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- color
- Edition:
- Full screen.
- Distribution:
- New York, NY : Kino Lorber Inc.
- Other Title:
- Acquired immune deficiency syndrome : artists involved with death and survival
- Artists involved with death and survival
- Place of Publication:
- [Harrington Park, New Jersey] : Milestone Film & Video, [2022]
- Language Note:
- English dialogue.
- System Details:
- DVD; NTSC, all regions; full screen presentation, 1.33:1 aspect ratio; Dolby digital 2.0 stereo.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- Dolby Audio 2.0
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- all region
- Summary:
- One of the most important documents of the AIDS epidemic was filmed in 1986 in the very early years of the crisis. The AIDS (Artists Involved with Death and Survival) Show deals with the impact of the epidemic on the community most affected by the disease -- gay men. This unique work, one of the first films to deal with the subject of AIDS, was based on San Francisco's long-running Theatre Rhinoceros stage production of the same name. It speaks to everyone who has ever thought about AIDS or any terminal disease. Excerpts from the play have been combined with interviews with the show's creators and performers, along with a personal narration by the filmmakers -- Peter Adair & Rob Epstein -- to produce a powerful hybrid of documentary and drama. Preserved by Metropolis Post from the best materials, courtesy of Rob Epstein and Telling Pictures.
- Participant:
- Steve Abel, William Barksdale, Robert Coffman, Donna Davis, Ellen Brook Davis, Douglas Holsclaw, Leland Moss, Sandra Schlechter, Brian J. Thorstenson, Randall E. Weigand, Joe Weatherby.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Tomas Tucker ; music, John Lewis, Doug McKechnie ; editor, Deborah Hoffmann ; stage directors, Leland Moss, Douglas Holsclaw.
- Notes:
- Motion picture
- Title from disc label.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1986.
- Program content: ©1986.
- Bonus features: The Shanti Project : performance of The A.I.D.S. show; Leland Moss audition and interview; Trailer.
- Contains:
- AIDS show. Selections.
- OCLC:
- 1342603488
- Publisher Number:
- 738329260514
- 738329260095
- K26051 Milestone Film & Video
- K26009
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.