Doctors, Liars, and Women: AIDS Activists Say No to Cosmo

1988 0h 23m EN

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★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Outraged by the controversial January, 1988 article in Cosmopolitan magazine, the women in the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, (Act Up, New York), organized the first AIDS demonstration focused on women. Doctors, Liars and Women:AIDS Activists Say No To Cosmo not only documents the efforts of the Women's Committee to organize this protest, it also serves as a how-to-guide for direct action.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Maria Maggenti
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 23-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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IMDB entry: tt0095044 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Maria Maggenti directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 23-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
238 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4IMDB entry: tt0095044 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.