The Gift (2003)
Controversial documentary about gay men purposely contracting the AIDS virus.
- Date of release
- 2003-04-08
- TMDB
- 5.4 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 2m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Louise Hogarth
Casting
Interesting facts
The Gift is a 2003 documentary film by filmmaker Louise Hogarth documenting the phenomenon of deliberate HIV infection; such practices are known colloquially as bugchasing, for seeking and providing voluntary HIV infection, respectively. The film follows the stories of two "bug chasers" who are seeking "the gift" of HIV infection. Interviews are also conducted with AIDS activist and author, Walt Odets, PhD, and HIV positive and negative men. The film explores the normalization and glamorization of HIV/AIDS and discusses the isolation and division caused by HIV status in the gay community.
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