Positive is a 1990 documentary film directed, written and produced by Rosa von Praunheim (in cooperation with Phil Zwickler). The film received international resonance.
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Plot
Positive is about how the gay community in New York City and its activists dealt with the AIDS crisis. The film's protagonists include AIDS activists Michael Callen, Larry Kramer and Diamanda Galás.
Production notes
Positive is the first part of Rosa von Praunheim's AIDS Trilogy, followed by Silence = Death and Fire Under Your Ass.
Awards
1990: Queer Film Prize of the Berlin International Film Festival (together with Silence = Death)
Reception
The Guardian called Silence = Death and Positive "the best AIDS films to date." The Los Angeles Times wrote: "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."