When AIDS Was Funny (2015)
Recordings of press conferences at the Reagan White House reveal the shocking indifference, and sometimes outright derision, which the administration dealt with the growing AIDS epidemic.
- Date of release
- 2015-12-01
- Runtime
- 8m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Scott Calonico
Casting
- Larry Speakes — White House Press Secretary / Self
- Lester Kinsolving — Journalist Asking Questions / Self
Interesting facts
When AIDS Was Funny is a 2015 British short documentary film by Scott Calonico.
Background
The audio recordings are from several of the Reagan administration's press conferences in the 1980s. The audio is juxtaposed with images of AIDS patients at Seattle's Bailey-Boushay House in the 1990s.
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