Center and Frameline Members, students and seniors Aids activist video remains one of the most significant cultural developments of the aids crisis. The tapes grew out of a diverse, unorganized yet concerted effort by activists and videomakers to respond to the epidemic. The videomakers eschewed authoritative voice-overs and scapegoating while embracing vibrant sexuality and righteous anger. These tapes convey to a remarkable extent what it is like to be caught up in the epidemic. The tapes in this series were drawn from the Royal S. Marks Collection of aids activist videotapes at the New York Public Library.
All works are video except where noted.
The FREE screening of Collective Action is sponsored by the Gay Life program of the SF AIDS Foundation . New Portuguese Cinema is made possible in part by support from The Ministry of Culture of Portugal through GRI, the Foundation Luso-Americana Development Foundation and the Gulbenkian Foundation.