Living with AIDS is a 1987 documentary film directed by Tina Di Feliciantonio that achieved some recognition and awards within the film industry and earned Di Feliciantonio an Emmy.[1][2] Part of the AIDS Film Project, it was one of the first films broadcast on PBS about AIDS when it premiered on July 19, 1988.[3][4] The film tells the story of Todd Coleman and the people who cared for him during his final weeks.[5]
| Living with AIDS | |
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| Directed by | Tina Di Feliciantonio |
| Distributed by | PBS |
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Coleman moved from Denver to San Francisco at the age of 16 and was diagnosed with AIDS at 21. DiFeliciantonio was a graduate student at Stanford and decided to film his care as a way of showing the world another side of the AIDS epidemic.[6]
References edit
- ^ Hitchens, Gordon (1 January 1998). "New York EXPO Exposes Shorts". International Documentary Association. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Naked Eye Productions » Living with AIDS". Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ Thomas, Kevin (8 April 1988). "AIDS Film Project to Launch Tour at Nuart". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Film Description | Living With AIDS | POV | PBS". POV | American Documentary Inc. 23 January 1988. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "The AIDS Film Project". The Chicago Tribune. 23 June 1988. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ O'Connor, John J. (19 July 1988). "Review/Television; Of Survivalism and the AIDS Crisis". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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