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Books of James
directed by Ho Tam (San Francisco, CA: Frameline, 2006), 17 mins
Inspired by a collection of personal notebooks, Books of James is an experimental documentary on ART, AIDS and ACTIVISM. Based on the writing, drawing, video footage and personal revelation of James Wentzy, an artist/activist in New York City, the film illustrates the 30-year timeline from the late 1970s to the pr...
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directed by Ho Tam (San Francisco, CA: Frameline, 2006), 17 mins
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Inspired by a collection of personal notebooks, Books of James is an experimental documentary on ART, AIDS and ACTIVISM. Based on the writing, drawing, video footage and personal revelation of James Wentzy, an artist/activist in New York City, the film illustrates the 30-year timeline from the late 1970s to the present, examining the changes in the social and political landscape of America. Following James from South Dakota to New York City, the...
Inspired by a collection of personal notebooks, Books of James is an experimental documentary on ART, AIDS and ACTIVISM. Based on the writing, drawing, video footage and personal revelation of James Wentzy, an artist/activist in New York City, the film illustrates the 30-year timeline from the late 1970s to the present, examining the changes in the social and political landscape of America. Following James from South Dakota to New York City, the film traces his days from struggling and surviving as an artist to later becoming an AIDS video activist. In showcasing a unique individual through his involvement with the fight against AIDS and his tireless frontline reportage of the crisis, Books of James is an intimate portrait of a neglected everyman/hero and unearths a time now forgotten. College Adult
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Biography
Contributor
James Wentzy
Author / Creator
Ho Tam
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Frameline
Speaker / Narrator
James Wentzy
Topic / Theme
Gay activism and activists, Gay & Lesbian Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of Frameline. All rights reserved.
Organization
33531, ACT UP, Frameline
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Pills, Profit, Protest: Chronicle of the Global AIDS Movement
directed by Ann T. Rossetti, 1966-, Shanti Avirgan, fl. 2005 and Anne-Christine d'Adesky, 1958-; produced by Anne-Christine d'Adesky, 1958-, Ann T. Rossetti, 1966- and Shanti Avirgan, fl. 2005, Action = Life (West Hollywood, CA: Stag Films, 2013), 57 mins
This documentary, directed by Ann Rossetti, Shanti Avirgan, and Anne-Christine d'Adesky, is about AIDS treatment activism.
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directed by Ann T. Rossetti, 1966-, Shanti Avirgan, fl. 2005 and Anne-Christine d'Adesky, 1958-; produced by Anne-Christine d'Adesky, 1958-, Ann T. Rossetti, 1966- and Shanti Avirgan, fl. 2005, Action = Life (West Hollywood, CA: Stag Films, 2013), 57 mins
Description
This documentary, directed by Ann Rossetti, Shanti Avirgan, and Anne-Christine d'Adesky, is about AIDS treatment activism.
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Anne-Christine d'Adesky, 1958-, Ann T. Rossetti, 1966-, Shanti Avirgan, fl. 2005, Action = Life
Author / Creator
Ann T. Rossetti, 1966-, Shanti Avirgan, fl. 2005, Anne-Christine d'Adesky, 1958-
Date Published / Released
2005, 2013
Publisher
Stag Films
Topic / Theme
Medical treatments and procedures, Social activism and activists, AIDS
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013. Used by permission of Outcast Films.
Organization
ACT UP, Action = Life, Stag Films
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Vito
directed by Jeffrey Schwarz, 1969-; produced by Jeffrey Schwarz, 1969-, Lotti Pharriss Knowles, 1970- and Philip Harrison, fl. 1995-2016, Automat Pictures and Making it Big (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2011), 1 hour 33 mins
On June 27, 1969, a police raid on a Greenwich Village gay bar took a surprising turn when patrons decided it was time to fight back. As a riot erupted outside the Stonewall Inn, a new era in the Gay Rights Movement was born. Vito Russo, a 23-year-old film student, was among the crowd. Over the next twenty years u...
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directed by Jeffrey Schwarz, 1969-; produced by Jeffrey Schwarz, 1969-, Lotti Pharriss Knowles, 1970- and Philip Harrison, fl. 1995-2016, Automat Pictures and Making it Big (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2011), 1 hour 33 mins
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On June 27, 1969, a police raid on a Greenwich Village gay bar took a surprising turn when patrons decided it was time to fight back. As a riot erupted outside the Stonewall Inn, a new era in the Gay Rights Movement was born. Vito Russo, a 23-year-old film student, was among the crowd. Over the next twenty years until his death from AIDS in 1990, Vito would go on to become one of the most outspoken and inspiring activists in the LGBT community's...
On June 27, 1969, a police raid on a Greenwich Village gay bar took a surprising turn when patrons decided it was time to fight back. As a riot erupted outside the Stonewall Inn, a new era in the Gay Rights Movement was born. Vito Russo, a 23-year-old film student, was among the crowd. Over the next twenty years until his death from AIDS in 1990, Vito would go on to become one of the most outspoken and inspiring activists in the LGBT community's fight for equal rights.
In the midst of his involvement with Act Up and the fight against AIDS, Vito was also a prolific writer. His seminal book The Celluloid Closet explored the ways in which gays and lesbians were portrayed on film, what lessons those characters taught gay and straight audiences, and how those negative images were at the root of society's homophobia. Even before the book was published, Vito was taking The Celluloid Closet on the road, traveling to gay film festivals and college campuses for an entertaining and informative lecture / clip show that intertwined Vito's love of show business and radical gay politics. He continued writing, lecturing, speaking out, and acting up until just months before his death.
Directed by award-winner Jeffrey Schwarz, Vito paints a galvanizing portrait of this outspoken activist in the LGBT community's struggle for equal rights, using period footage and film clips to capture a vibrant era of gay culture. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jeffrey Schwarz, 1969-, Lotti Pharriss Knowles, 1970-, Philip Harrison, fl. 1995-2016, Automat Pictures, Making it Big
Author / Creator
Jeffrey Schwarz, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
First Run Features
Person Discussed
Lily Tomlin, 1939-, Gabriel Rotello, 1953-, Michael Schiavi, Arthur Evans, 1942-2011, Larry Kramer, 1935-, Vito Russo, 1946-1990
Topic / Theme
AIDS, Homophobia, Gay activism and activists, Film and films, LGBT life, Equal rights, Stonewall Riots, Greenwich Village, NY, June 28, 1969, Disease and Health, Family and Culture, Political and Social Movements
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 First Run Features
Organization
Gay Activists Alliance, ACT UP, Automat Pictures, Making it Big, First Run Features
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Act Up Fliers, 1996
written by ACT UP, in Tracy Baim Editorial Files (1996), Windy City Box N (Alexander Street Press), 4 page(s)
Four blakc-and-white flyers, one on yellow paper, by the group ACT UP calls for various activities protesting President Bill Clinton's record on AIDS during the 1996 Democratic convention in Chicago.
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written by ACT UP, in Tracy Baim Editorial Files (1996), Windy City Box N (Alexander Street Press), 4 page(s)
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Four blakc-and-white flyers, one on yellow paper, by the group ACT UP calls for various activities protesting President Bill Clinton's record on AIDS during the 1996 Democratic convention in Chicago.
Date Written / Recorded
1996
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Brochure/Advertisement
Author / Creator
ACT UP
Person Discussed
William Jefferson Clinton, 1946-
Topic / Theme
Gay activism and activists, AIDS
Copyright Message
Alexander Street Press is not aware of any existing copyright in this work. Alexander Street Press would like to hear from any copyright holder that is not cited in this database
Organization
Alexander Street Press, ACT UP, Democratic National Convention
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Books of James (Director’s Cut)
directed by Ho Tam (San Francisco, CA: Frameline, 2006), 1 hour 14 mins
Inspired by a collection of personal notebooks, Books of James is an experimental documentary on ART, AIDS and ACTIVISM. Based on the writing, drawing, video footage and personal revelation of James Wentzy, an artist/activist in New York City, the film illustrates the 30-year timeline from the late 1970s to the pr...
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directed by Ho Tam (San Francisco, CA: Frameline, 2006), 1 hour 14 mins
Description
Inspired by a collection of personal notebooks, Books of James is an experimental documentary on ART, AIDS and ACTIVISM. Based on the writing, drawing, video footage and personal revelation of James Wentzy, an artist/activist in New York City, the film illustrates the 30-year timeline from the late 1970s to the present, examining the changes in the social and political landscape of America. Following James from South Dakota to New York City, the...
Inspired by a collection of personal notebooks, Books of James is an experimental documentary on ART, AIDS and ACTIVISM. Based on the writing, drawing, video footage and personal revelation of James Wentzy, an artist/activist in New York City, the film illustrates the 30-year timeline from the late 1970s to the present, examining the changes in the social and political landscape of America. Following James from South Dakota to New York City, the film traces his days from struggling and surviving as an artist to later becoming an AIDS video activist. In showcasing a unique individual through his involvement with the fight against AIDS and his tireless frontline reportage of the crisis, Books of James is an intimate portrait of a neglected everyman/hero and unearths a time now forgotten.With narration provided by James himself, the film is divided into 3 periods of his life, recorded in his journals and video footage over a 30-year time span:The Personal - Notebook entries from 1977 to 1990. From a middle class family in South Dakota, James moved to New York City after graduating at the Southern Illinois University. He began writing, drawing and photographing his daily big city life. Through the 70s and 80s, James was an aspiring artist/filmmaker. The Political - The ACT UP years. In 1990 James was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and began his participation in the ACTUP (New York) organization, creating and producing approximately 160 weekly community television programs for the public access channel, Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN). This segment is composed of James' footage of the international AIDS conferences, individual testimonies against discrimination and injustice, and public actions towards education, policy making, and community building. Postscripts - Having not written in his journals for many years since his diagnosis, the camera has become James' diaristic tool. This segment begins with the footage of James reluctantly going on AIDS medications, and also includes his Post-9/11 reflections and metaphysical musing. As the timeline progresses, the film moves towards to present day with James' thoughts on the state of AIDS activism and its relevance. Adult College
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Biography
Contributor
James Wentzy
Author / Creator
Ho Tam
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Frameline
Speaker / Narrator
James Wentzy
Topic / Theme
Gay activism and activists, Gay & Lesbian Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of Frameline. All rights reserved.
Organization
33531, ACT UP, Frameline
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For Immediate Release: ACT UP/DC Plans Massive Political Demonstration at Capitol during 1993 March on Washington
written by ACT UP, in Tracy Baim Editorial Files (18 February 1993), Windy City Box E (Alexander Street Press), 2 page(s)
Press release from ACT UP for a massive political demonstration at the Capitol during the 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual equal rights.
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written by ACT UP, in Tracy Baim Editorial Files (18 February 1993), Windy City Box E (Alexander Street Press), 2 page(s)
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Press release from ACT UP for a massive political demonstration at the Capitol during the 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual equal rights.
Date Written / Recorded
18 February 1993, 1993
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Press release
Author / Creator
ACT UP
Topic / Theme
AIDS, Gay rights, Political demonstrations, March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation, April 25, 1993
Copyright Message
Alexander Street Press is not aware of any existing copyright in this work. Alexander Street Press would like to hear from any copyright holder that is not cited in this database
Organization
Alexander Street Press, ACT UP
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Letter from Michael Nesline, Undated
written by Michael Nesline, ACT UP, in Tracy Baim Editorial Files, Windy City Box L (Alexander Street Press), 2 page(s)
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written by Michael Nesline, ACT UP, in Tracy Baim Editorial Files, Windy City Box L (Alexander Street Press), 2 page(s)
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Michael Nesline, ACT UP
Topic / Theme
Gay & Lesbian Studies
Copyright Message
Alexander Street Press is not aware of any existing copyright in this work. Alexander Street Press would like to hear from any copyright holder that is not cited in this database
Organization
Alexander Street Press, ACT UP
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National News Roundup
written by Jane Lowers; edited by Tracy Baim; in OUTLINES THE VOICE OF THE GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY THE VOL 8, No. 1, JUNE 1994, Outlines (Chicago, IL: Lambda Publications, 1994, originally published 1994)
The voice of the gay and lesbian community
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written by Jane Lowers; edited by Tracy Baim; in OUTLINES THE VOICE OF THE GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY THE VOL 8, No. 1, JUNE 1994, Outlines (Chicago, IL: Lambda Publications, 1994, originally published 1994)
Description
The voice of the gay and lesbian community
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Periodical article
Contributor
Tracy Baim
Author / Creator
Jane Lowers
Date Published / Released
1994-06, 1994
Publisher
Lambda Publications
Series
Outlines
Topic / Theme
Gay rights, Gay communities, Gay activism and activists, Police officers, Transsexuals, Laws and legislation, Hate crime
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1994 by Windy City Media Group
Organization
ACT UP, Lambda Publications
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OUTLINES THE VOICE OF THE GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY VOL. 3 NO. 4, SEPT. 1989
edited by Tracy Baim, in Outlines (Chicago, IL: Lambda Publications, 1989, originally published 1989), 56 page(s)
The voice of the gay and lesbian community
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edited by Tracy Baim, in Outlines (Chicago, IL: Lambda Publications, 1989, originally published 1989), 56 page(s)
Description
The voice of the gay and lesbian community
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Periodical issue
Contributor
Tracy Baim
Date Published / Released
1989-09, 1989
Publisher
Lambda Publications
Series
Outlines
Topic / Theme
Gay activism and activists, Gay communities, Gay rights
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1989 by Windy City Media Group
Organization
Lambda Publications
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OUTLINES THE VOICE OF THE GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY VOL 4, No. 8, JAN., 1991
edited by Tracy Baim, in Outlines (Chicago, IL: Lambda Publications, 1991, originally published 1991), 48 page(s)
The voice of the gay and lesbian community
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edited by Tracy Baim, in Outlines (Chicago, IL: Lambda Publications, 1991, originally published 1991), 48 page(s)
Description
The voice of the gay and lesbian community
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Periodical issue
Contributor
Tracy Baim
Date Published / Released
1991-01, 1991
Publisher
Lambda Publications
Series
Outlines
Topic / Theme
Gay activism and activists, Gay communities, Gay rights
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1991 by Windy City Media Group
Organization
Lambda Publications
Sections
Organization:
North American Man/Boy Love Association (NAMBLA), ACT UP, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Lambda Publications
North American Man/Boy Love Association (NAMBLA), ACT UP, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Lambda Publications
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Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, ACT UP, Lambda Publications
Organization:
St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York, NY, ACT UP, Lambda Publications
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