Living with Aids

Shayne Mooney interviews four men with two things in common - they are all gay and HIV positive. Two of the men, Colin (27), a photographer, and Ian, were filmed in the final stages of their lives. Peter Charlton and Chris Carter, political researcher, were HIV positive but had not then developed AIDS. The four men discuss how the illness has affected their lives, the discrimination they have experienced and how they have come to terms with the prospect of death with the help of AIDS support workers. It is an inspirational program that shows the triumph of the human spirit over suffering and death.

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Credits

producer/director

Shayne Mooney

production company

Australia. Special Broadcasting Service

Duration

00:57:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1989

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303344

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → AIDS (Disease)

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Death - Psychological aspects

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1989

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