University at Buffalo - The State University of New York

In recognition of national World AIDS Day/Day With(out) Art, the UB Department of Visual Studies, Leslie Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, OUTLAW, Gay and Lesbian Youth Services, and SBI Health Education present a FREE screening of the acclaimed documentary United in Anger: A History of ACT UP. Directed by Jim Hubbard, and produced by Hubbard and Sarah Schulman, United in Anger: A History of ACT UP is a feature-length documentary about how ACT UP (the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power), a small group of people, came together to change the world and save each other’s lives. The film takes the viewer through the planning and execution of exhilarating major actions with additional information about these historic events that forced the U.S. government and mainstream media to deal with the AIDS crisis. United in Anger reveals the group’s complex culture while also exploring the profound grief, sexiness, and incredible energy of ACT UP. The film will be introduced by Jonathan Katz, PhD, renowned art historian and curator, Director of the UB Visual Studies PhD program and President of the Leslie Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art. Dr. Katz commented on the film, "The visceral anger of AIDS activism can look over the top, even crazy, from the perspective of those who, thankfully, missed those grimmest of the years of the plague. This film brilliantly explores the roots of that anger, and the stakes of passivity in the face of the multitude who understood AIDS as either enacting divine judgment, or performing a useful social service. Evil stalked the land then, and not all of it was viral." Day Without Art (DWA) began on December 1st 1989 as the national day of action and mourning in response to the AIDS crisis. Starting in 1997, Visual AIDS added the parentheses to highlight the proactive programming of art projects by artists living with HIV/AIDS, and art about AIDS, that were taking place around the world. Visual AIDS utilizes art to fight AIDS by provoking dialogue, supporting HIV+ artists, and preserving legacy, because AIDS is not over. www.unitedinanger.com www.visualaids.org