Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/05/2025
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location
Row House Cinema
Categories
“United in Anger: A History of ACT UP” is an inspiring 2012 documentary film about the birth and life of the AIDS activist movement from the perspective of the people who were in the trenches fighting the epidemic.
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and its subsequent acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) compromise the body’s natural immune syndrome making it vulnerable to a wide range of diseases. HIV/AIDS is spread through the exchange of bodily fluids such as blood transfusions, the sharing of intravenous needles and sexual activity. The first major groups of people to hit hard by the pandemic were gay and bisexual men.
ACT UP was formed in 1987 by a group of concerned people led by playwright and activist Larry Kramer (1935-2020). It functions as both an advocacy and health services organization for people with AIDS.
Utilizing oral histories of members of ACT UP, as well as rare archival footage, the film depicts the efforts of ACT UP as it battled corporate greed, social indifference, and government negligence.
Presented as part of Reel Q, the local LGBTQ film festival which is celebrating its 40th anniversary.
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