We Were Here
Before AIDS even had a name, San Francisco’s gay community felt an unsettling presence taking hold. Loved ones suffered from strange symptoms, friends fell seriously ill, some just disappeared. Five ordinary residents open up about what life was really like as the AIDS epidemic seized their city. An activist, a nurse, a caregiver, a friend and a lover each reveal how the fear surrounding the “gay plague” was transformed into a model of political change and social healing. Homophobia was pitted against healthcare, but community action spread just as fiercely, especially among lesbians who came together to fight for their gay brothers. Through deeply moving testimonies and archival imagery, filmmaker David Weissman reconstructs the era that saw unspeakable horrors inspire courageous action, and that taught the world how to battle what is now a stoppable disease. Myrocia Watamaniuk
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Media Coverage
- BlogTO review (recommended)
- Eye Weekly review
Director(s)
David Weissman
Producer(s)
David Weissman
Cinematographer(s)
Marsha Kahm
Editor(s)
Bill Weber
Composer(s)
Holcombe Waller
Sound
Lauretta Molitor
