Sex Positive (2009)
What if you knew a deadly epidemic was coming and no one would believe you?
Sex Positive explores the life of Richard Berkowitz, a revolutionary gay S&M hustler turned AIDS activist in the 1980s, whose incomparable contribution to the invention of safe sex has never been aptly credited. Mr. Berkowitz emerged from the epicenter of the epidemic demanding a solution to the problem before the outside world would take heed. Now destitute and alone, Mr. Berkowitz tells his story to a world who never wanted to listen.
- Date of release
- 2009-06-12
- TMDB
- 4.9 / 10 (11)
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Daryl Wein
Casting
- Richard Berkowitz — Self
- Michael Callen — Self (archive footage)
- Larry Kramer — Self
- Susan Brown — Self
- Sean O. Strub — Self
- Norma Connolly — Self
- Gabriel Rotello — Self
- Edmund White — Self
- Michael Lucas — Self
Interesting facts
Sex Positive is a 2008 documentary film about Richard Berkowitz directed by Daryl Wein. The film explores Berkowitz's life, presenting him as a revolutionary gay activist whose incomparable contribution to the invention of safe sex has never been aptly credited.
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