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Positive
Positive
Directed by	Rosa von Praunheim
Screenplay by	Rosa von Praunheim
Produced by	Rosa von Praunheim ; Phil Zwickler
Starring	Larry Kramer ; Michael Callen ; Diamanda Galás
Cinematography	Mike Kuchar; Elfi Mikesch ; Evan Estern
Edited by	Rosa von Praunheim ; Mike Shephard
Production; company	Rosa Von Praunheim Filmproduktion
Distributed by	First Run Features.
Release date	4 May 1990;
Running time	60 minutes
Countries	United States ; West Germany
Language	English

Positive is a 1990 documentary film directed, written and produced by Rosa von Praunheim (in cooperation with Phil Zwickler). The film received international resonance.^[1]

Plot

Positive is about how the gay community in New York City and its activists deal with the AIDS crisis. The film's protagonists include Larry Kramer and Diamanda Galás.^[2]

Production notes

Positive is the first part of Rosa von Praunheim's AIDS-Trilogy.

Awards

1990: Queer Film Prize of the Berlin International Film Festival (together with Silence = Death)^[3]

Reception

The Guardian wrote in 1992: "Silence = Death and Positive: The best AIDS films to date [...]."^[4] The Los Angeles Times summed it up: "In short, Praunheim is just the man for the job he has taken on with Silence = Death and Positive: he has the breadth of vision, the compassion and the militance and, yes, the sense of humor necessary to tackle the AIDS epidemic in all its aspects."^[5]

Notes

^ Murray, Images in the Dark, p. 109
^ Kuzniar, The Queer German Cinema, p. 90
^ "Berlin International Film Festival (1990)". IMDb.
^ "Catalog: Sixteenth International San Francisco Lesbian & Gay Film Festival". Frameline Film Festival, 1992. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
^ "MOVIE REVIEW : Praunheim Trilogy Takes On the AIDS Crisis". Los Angeles Times. 25 July 1990. Retrieved 2022-04-29.

References

Kuzniar, Alice A, The Queer German Cinema, Stanford University Press, 2000, ISBN 0-8047-3995-1
Murray, Raymond. Images in the Dark: An Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Film and Video Guide to the Cinema of Spain. TLA Publications, 1994, ISBN 1-880707-01-2