By Wieland Speck
AIDS trilogy
Schweigen = Tod | Germany, 1989 | Color | 55 minutes
Positiv | Germany, 1990 | Color | 76 minutes
Feuer unterm Arsch | Germany, 1990 | Color | 50 minutes
Director: Rosa von Praunheim
Languages: German with English subtitles
Rental formats: DVD, Blu-ray, DCP
World distributor: Rosa von Praunheim Filmproduktion
Rosa von Praunheim’s 1990 documentary AIDS TRILOGIE reminds us of the needs unmet by state and society at a time when large parts of the gay population had already fallen victim to the epidemic. The situation in Berlin is presented in contrast with that in the United States, where horror gave way to anger and solidarity went far beyond sexual orientation and a shared experience of discrimination. This film is a radical snapshot of an unprecedented situation that turned hedonists into political activists and social workers.
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© Rosa von Praunheim
Silence = Death
Artists in New York fight AIDS with haunting New York artist and AIDS activist David Wojnarowicz
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© Rosa von Praunheim
Fire Under Your Ass
On the Life and Death of Gay Men in Berlin
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© Rosa von Praunheim
Positive
The Response of Gay Men in New York to AIDS
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© Rosa von Praunheim
Silence = Death
Artists in New York fight AIDS with haunting New York artist and AIDS activist David Wojnarowicz
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© Rosa von Praunheim
Fire Under Your Ass
On the Life and Death of Gay Men in Berlin
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With his film recommendations (in UPPERCASE) Wieland Speck traces central themes of social development in Germany. The recommendations are accompanied by additional proposals (in "quotes").
