United in Anger: A History of ACT UP
2012•1h 30m•6.9•Released
DocumentaryHistory
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.
Director
Jim Hubbard
Writer
Ali Cotterill, Jim Hubbard
Languages
Spanish, English
Studio
The Ford Foundation
Cast
David Barr
Self
Ken Bing
Self
Gregg Bordowitz
Self
Jim Eigo
Self
Avram Finklestein
Self
Tom Kalin
Self
Larry Kramer
Self (archive footage)
Patrick Moore
Self
Michael Nesline
Self
Ann Northrop
Self - ACT UP - New York
Michael Petrelis
Self
Vito Russo
Self - Writer (archive footage)
Michelangelo Signorile
Self
Peter Staley
Self - ACT UP
Tom Brokaw
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Production
Company
The Ford Foundation
Company
New York State Council on the Arts
Producer
Sarah Schulman
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