Join legendary film maker and activist David Weissman at his SCENE residency, as he presents his seminal documentary We Were Here.
The film was the first to deeply reflect on the arrival of AIDS, featuring personal stories from San Francisco residents before the epidemic hit. The film highlights the political and sexual complexities, parallel histories of suffering and community growth, and the empowerment of the gay community amidst the crisis.
WE WERE HERE is the first film to take a deep and reflective look back at the arrival of AIDS. The film focuses on a small number of interviewees, all of whom lived in San Francisco before the epidemic hit. The stories they tell are not only intensely personal, but also address the much larger political and sexual complexities of that era.
The film explores what was not so easy to discern in the midst of it all, the parallel histories of suffering and loss, and of community coalescence and growth. Despite legitimate fears of being forced back into the closet by AIDS, the gay community was in many ways greatly empowered by the challenges that the epidemic presented.
A celebration of a community coming together in a time of unimaginable crisis.
This screening will feature and pre-film introduction and post-film Q&A with the film's co-director David Weissman.
Ticket + Booking Fee via AVIVA STUDIOS
Booking fee donated by ticket partner Skiddle to Manchester Pride Charity.
Profits from SCENE ticket sales donated to Manchester Pride Charity which supports, empowers and enriches LGBTQ+ community groups.
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PLEASE NOTE: This event is presented in a pop-up cinema in The Social and will require you to wear headphones throughout the screening and Q&A.
Director: David Weissman
Running time: 90 minutes
Country of origin: USA
Year: 2011
Language: English
Distributor: Peccadillo in UK
Producer: David Weissman
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