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No Sad Songs

The world's first major documentary on AIDS.
Jun 15, 1985 · 1h 3m
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Jim Black, a 37-year-old Canadian talks about the AIDS that is killing him. He talks about his life and his friends and how his brother's family has rejected him. Catherine Hunt is a Canadian woman whose brother is dying of AIDS. These personal stories are presented with excerpts from a series of performances by Canadian musicians and performance artists in order to give the viewer a bigger picture of the impact of this disease.

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CAST

Martha Cronen
Martha
David MacLean
Monologue artist
David Roche
Fireman
David Sereda
Organist
Joe Norman Shaw
Jim
Henry Van Rijk
Preacher
Ian Watson
Young man with AIDS
Directed by Nik Sheehan

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
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Production
AIDS Committee of Toronto, Cell Productions
Country
CA
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