United in Anger: A History of ACT UP is an inspiring documentary about the birth and life of the AIDS activist movement from the perspective of the people in the trenches fighting the epidemic. Utilizing oral histories of members of ACT UP, as well as rare archival footage, the film depicts the efforts of ACT UP as it battles corporate greed, social indifference, and government negligence.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- The Ford Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts
Keywords
- aids
- ronald reagan
- hiv
- epidemic
- human rights
- lgbt
- public health
- 1980s
- 1990s
- human rights protest
- gay theme
- hiv/aids epidemic
- political movement
- lgbt history
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Top Cast
David Barr as Self
Ken Bing as Self
Gregg Bordowitz as Self
Jim Eigo as Self
Avram Finklestein as Self
Tom Kalin as Self
Larry Kramer as Self (archive footage)
Patrick Moore as Self
Top Crew
Jim Hubbard · Director, Writer
Ali Cotterill · Writer, Editor
Sarah Schulman · Producer
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