| I Want to Live Dir. Sunil Gupta (India, 2009), 39 mins Over 3 million people are infected by HIV in India. After considerable pressure from the international community and court challenges from within, the Indian government rolled out a programme of free access to ARV drugs through its public health care system. However, as the testimonies in this film show, the right to access free treatment is hard to put into practice. Testimonials cover a range of issues from diagnosis, confidentiality, treatment through to rights. schedule
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| Stonewall Dir. Nigel Finch (UK, 1995) 99 mins Stonewall is a fictionalized narrative of the weeks leading up to the infamous Stonewall Riots a decisive moment in the American gay rights movement. Told through the words of drag queen La Miranda this film follows the individual struggles of characters such as Matty Dean a handsome young gay man and newcomer to NYC, Bostonia, the self-proclaimed matriarch of the drag queens and Vinnie, the deeply closeted owner of the Stonewall Inn. As the film progresses the characters individual struggles culminate in one of the seminal events of the wider social and political struggle for gay rights in the U.S.A. schedule |
| The Times of Harvey Milk Dir. Rob Epstein (USA, 1984) 90 mins This film documents the rise of Harvey Milk from neighborhood activist through to becoming San Fransisco’s first openly gay supervisor. The Times of Harvey Milk was produced after Milk’s assassination at San Fransisco’s City Hall. This documentary includes original interviews, exclusive documentary footage, news reports, and archival footage. The film won the Academy Award for best documentary film in 1985 and was awarded Special Jury Prize at the first Sundance Film Festival. schedule |
