Sep 09, 2011
90 min
Full-HD

We Were Here (2011)

A reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of the crisis.

Category

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

The Film Collaborative

Ed Wolf

Self

Paul Boneberg

Self

Daniel Goldstein

Self

Guy Clark

Self

Eileen Glutzer

Self

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