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This Is Not an AIDS Advertisement

Directed by Isaac Julien1988UK10 mins

From Isaac Julien, director of Looking for Langston and Young Soul Rebels, comes an impressionistic antidote to the passionless, guilt-ridden AIDS awareness campaign conducted in Great Britain in 1987. This Is Not an AIDS Advertisement blends an imaginative video style with strong political messages.

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First Films: The ’80s

The personal and the political, madcap camp and early AIDS campaigns — these are themes in this second program of early films, from directors Gus Van Sant, Debra Chasnoff, Kim Klausner, David Weissman, Isaac Julien, and John Greyson.

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Director

Isaac Julien

Year

1988

Country

Running Time

10 mins

Language

English

Section

Short, Turning 20: Frameline Distribution