Living Proof: HIV and the Pursuit of Happiness (1994)

• 74%
• 1994
• Documentary
• Kermit Cole

Documentary about living with AIDS. This "positive" film deals with how people are living with the virus. The film makers interviewed over 30 people from different backgrounds and different walks of life who were already participating in photographer Carolyn Jones' photographic and interview series about the subject. The film makers then attended the opening of Jones' photo exhibit at the World Trade Center. Included among the interviewees were people outside the New York City area including an HIV-positive policeman from Chicago and an an HIV-positive Eagle Scout from Washington, DC.