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Sex Positive
“What if you knew a deadly epidemic was coming and no one would believe you?”
4.9 / 10• 2009• 1h 15m•R• English
Documentary
Storyline
Sex Positive explores the life of Richard Berkowitz, a revolutionary gay S&M hustler turned AIDS activist in the 1980s, whose incomparable contribution to the invention of safe sex has never been aptly credited. Mr. Berkowitz emerged from the epicenter of the epidemic demanding a solution to the problem before the outside world would take heed. Now destitute and alone, Mr. Berkowitz tells his story to a world who never wanted to listen.
Cast & Crew
RB
Richard Berkowitz
Self
Lead
Michael Callen
Self (archive footage)
Larry Kramer
Self
Susan Brown
Self
Sean O. Strub
Self
Norma Connolly
Self
GR
Gabriel Rotello
Self
Edmund White
Self
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Daryl Wein's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sex Positive is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
