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    Goodbye Seventies 2020 POSTER

    Goodbye Seventies

    2020

    English

    4.3

    5

    40%

    40%

    1970s

    Action

    adult filmmaking

    Drama

    gay pornography

    gay theme

    hiv/aids epidemic

    lgbt

    Todd Verow Todd Verow Director Ashlie Burgun Ashlie Burgun as Beth Marie Smalley Marie Smalley as Esta Flotilla Debarge Flotilla Debarge as Flo Todd Verow Todd Verow as Nob Hill Manager
    In the 1970s, the golden age of gay pornography in New York City, a promising chorus boy is injured and told he will never dance again. Distraught and unimpressed with the "art" films playing seedy Times Square theaters, he gets his friends and lovers together and they start making their own hardcore movies. Against all odds the films are wildly successful until drugs, AIDS and cheap video technology bring it all crashing down
    Red Ribbon Blues 1996 POSTER

    Red Ribbon Blues

    1996

    English

    4.3

    Action

    aids

    Comedy

    Drama

    heist

    hiv

    hiv/aids epidemic

    Charles Winkler Charles Winkler Director Lisa Waltz Lisa Waltz as Bones Debi Mazar Debi Mazar as Darcy RuPaul RuPaul as Duke Paul Mercurio Paul Mercurio as Troy
    After attending his 23rd funeral for a friend with AIDS, Troy and his friends hatch a plan to steal the HIV drugs that they need. One sucessful heist leads to another and another until they have so much inventory they decide to begin their own community distribution program.
    Wojnarowicz 2020 POSTER

    Wojnarowicz

    2020

    English

    7.6

    4

    97%

    Action

    artist

    Documentary

    gay interest

    gay theme

    hiv/aids epidemic

    lgbt

    queer artist

    Chris McKim Chris McKim Director Nancy Reagan Nancy Reagan as Self Fran Lebowitz Fran Lebowitz as Self Ed Koch Ed Koch as Self David Wojnarowicz David Wojnarowicz as Self
    A collage-like, incisive look at the life of writer, painter and thinker David Wojnarowicz, whose powerful, unapologetic way of seeing the world gave voice to queer rights at a critical time in US history.
    Howard 2018 POSTER

    Howard

    2018

    English

    7.5

    7

    Action

    archive footage

    biography

    Biography

    Documentary

    gay romance

    hiv/aids epidemic

    lgbt

    Music

    songwriting

    Don Hahn Don Hahn Director Will Smith Will Smith as Self Emma Watson Emma Watson as Self Dudley Moore Dudley Moore as Self Douglas Seale Douglas Seale as Self
    Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely through rare archival footage and interviews with Ashman’s family, friends, associates, and longtime partner Bill Lauch, Howard is an intimate tribute to a once-in-a-generation talent and a rousing celebration of musical storytelling itself.
    Killing Patient Zero 2019 POSTER

    Killing Patient Zero

    2019

    English

    7.5

    2

    100%

    100%

    1980s

    Action

    aids

    Documentary

    History

    hiv/aids epidemic

    lgbt

    Laurie Lynd Laurie Lynd Director Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan as Self Fran Lebowitz Fran Lebowitz as Self Doris Day Doris Day as Self Rock Hudson Rock Hudson as Self
    After the Stonewall riots and at the height of the gay liberation movement in America, an entire generation were busy celebrating their newfound emancipation, unaware of an impending epidemic. A disease that seemed determined to wipe out an entire generation of gay men, was largely ignored by politicians and the mainstream media. Gaetan Dugas was a French-Canadian flight attendant, who offered to help early scientific research into the origins of AIDS. An unfortunate series of events followed and he would be vilified as Patient Zero, the man who gave us AIDS.
    NY84 2016 POSTER

    NY84

    2016

    English

    5.2

    1

    75%

    75%

    Drama

    gay artist

    gay theme

    hiv/aids epidemic

    lesbian

    lgbt

    Music

    Romance

    Cyril Morin Cyril Morin Director Ray Field Ray Field as Harold Sherer Sam Quartin Sam Quartin as Kate Jones Cyril Morin Cyril Morin as The dealer Jeannette Hektoen Jeannette Hektoen as The Doctor
    Kate, Anton, and Keith, three young artists in New York's art scene of the early 1980s. An intimate glimpse into the creative and emotional lives of the young and carefree. They party, photograph, paint, sing, and play their way through the clubs and lofts of Alphabet City. The party ends in 1984 when Anton and Keith contract a mysterious illness known as the "gay cancer." As her music career takes off, Kate tries to save her friends.
    Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed 2023 POSTER

    Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

    2023

    English

    7.3

    10

    92%

    76%

    Action

    Documentary

    hiv/aids epidemic

    lgbt

    Stephen Kijak Stephen Kijak Director Truman Capote Truman Capote as Self Joan Rivers Joan Rivers as Self - Guest Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Tom Brokaw Tom Brokaw as Self - Host, NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw John Schuck John Schuck as Sgt. Charles Enright
    This timely exploration of Hollywood and LGBTQ+ identity examines the life of legendary actor Rock Hudson, from his public "ladies' man" persona to his private life as a gay man.
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