Louis Staples spotlights five films that look at the virus and its devastating effects
The Aids crisis of the 80s and 90s was devastating to the queer community. In America, systemic homophobia led to a slow reaction from the government, resulting in hundreds of thousands of deaths that could have been and should have been prevented. Widespread desperation and anger towards the government meant that HIV/Aids patients were forced to become their own advocates.
As is so often the case with representations of queerness in visual art, it is difficult to find a balance between depicting the suffering of these years while documenting the tenacity and beauty of a community coming together while under siege. But in the last three decades, we have seen filmic representations of Aids that have been powerful, nuanced and complex. As well as showing us how far things have moved on, these works act as a reminder that the global Aids epidemic is far from over.
The Aids crisis of the 1980s claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, but their stories live on. The role of queer people in pushing for solutions, which ultimately saved millions of lives, cannot be understated. These stories, as harrowing as they are inspiring and as infuriating as they are beautiful, are forever stitched into the cultural tapestry of our community.
Here, we delved into the archives to reflect on some of the most powerful representations of the virus on screen.is a semi-documentary film that explores Black gay identity. Blending documentary footage, personal accounts and fiction, the film breaks the silence of Black gay men who were less able to express themselves because of the prejudices of white and Black heterosexual society, as well as white gay society.
By exploring popular culture alongside the political landscape of the late 1980s, in which homophobia was deeply imbedded, the film simultaneously debates the politics of racism, homophobia and exclusion, but also their relevance to contemporary sexual politics. With so many films focussing on a narrow experience of Aids and homophobia,
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