Rights And Reactions: Lesbian & Gay Rights On Trial
In March 1986, The New York City Council passed a law which made sexual discrimination an offence. It took fourteen years of debate before this decree was finally made law. The Film portrays the supporters and the opponents of Intro 2, popularly known as "The Gay Rights Bill", during the final days preceding the decision on the bill.
>>> Intro clip from the film on youtube.com
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Runtime
56 min -
Country
United States -
Year of Presentation
1988 -
Year of Production
1987 -
Director
Phil Zwickler, Jane Lippman -
Cast
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Production Company
Tapestry International Productions Ltd. -
Berlinale Section
Panorama -
Berlinale Category
Documentary Film -
Teddy Award Winner
Best Documentary/ Essay Film
Biography Phil Zwickler
Filmmaker and writer about gay and lesbian issues and the AIDS crisis. Philip was known for his work on Rights and Reactions: Lesbian & Gay Rights on Trial , an award-winning documentary covering the 1986 New York City Council hearings on the gay rights bill (1988). He collaborated with David Wojnarowicz to produce Fear of Disclosure (1994), a short film about the issues gay men face dating in the context of AIDS.
Phil also worked with experimental German film maker, Rosa von Praunheim, to produce "Silence Equals Death" and "Positive," both exploring the emotions and anger of people with AIDS. The film "Positive" includes interviews with Zwickler and two other men who were HIV-positive. He produced his final project, "The Needle Nightmares" (1991), with the help of David Meieran.
Phil also worked as a news reporter, publishing stories in the Village Voice and serving as editor of the People with AIDS Coalition Newsline for a number of years. Before working in film and journalism, he taught literature in New York City public schools and community colleges.
He died from the complications of AIDS , aged 36, in Manhattan, New York City, New York.
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Biography Jane Lippman
Jane Lippman is a film director and a Co-prodrucer. He is known for his film ,,Rights and Reactions: Lesbian & Gay Rights on Trial.