aids,lgbt,1980s,hiv/aids epidemic

Killing Patient Zero (2019)

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The story of the AIDS epidemic and the man accused of starting it all.

After the Stonewall riots and at the height of the gay liberation movement in America, an entire generation were busy celebrating their newfound emancipation, unaware of an impending epidemic. A disease that seemed determined to wipe out an entire generation of gay men, was largely ignored by politicians and the mainstream media. Gaetan Dugas was a French-Canadian flight attendant, who offered to help early scientific research into the origins of AIDS. An unfortunate series of events followed and he would be vilified as Patient Zero, the man who gave us AIDS.

Cast & Crew

Director
Laurie Lynd
  • Profile picture of Fran Lebowitz
    Herself Fran Lebowitz
  • Profile picture of Ronald Reagan
    Himself (archive footage) Ronald Reagan

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Keywords

  • aids
  • lgbt
  • 1980s
  • hiv/aids epidemic