Film
No Sad Songs
1985 · 1h 3m · Documentary
The world's first major documentary on AIDS.
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- 6.8
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Overview
Jim Black, a 37-year-old Canadian talks about the AIDS that is killing him. He talks about his life and his friends and how his brother's family has rejected him. Catherine Hunt is a Canadian woman whose brother is dying of AIDS. These personal stories are presented with excerpts from a series of performances by Canadian musicians and performance artists in order to give the viewer a bigger picture of the impact of this disease.
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Cast
Martha Cronen
Martha
David MacLean
Monologue artist
David Roche
Fireman
David Sereda
Organist
Joe Norman Shaw
Jim
Henry Van Rijk
Preacher
Ian Watson
Young man with AIDS
Crew
- Nik SheehanProducer · Director
- Paul MitchnickDirector of Photography
- David WoodheadOriginal Music Composer
- Allen BoothOriginal Music Composer
Media
Details
- Release date
- June 15, 1985
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 3m
- Genres
- Documentary
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