Presented in observance of Day With(out) Art/World AIDS Day, United in Anger: A History of ACT UP is a documentary from director Jim Hubbard about the birth and life of the AIDS-activist movement from the perspective of the people in the trenches fighting the epidemic, according to a press release.
Utilizing oral histories of members of ACT UP, as well as rare archival footage, the film depicts the efforts of ACT UP as members battle what they see as corporate greed, social indifference and government neglect.
It will screen on Saturday, Dec. 1 (World AIDS Day) at 12:30 p.m. at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St. It is part of the organization Visual AIDS’ effort to observe Day With(out) Art/World AIDS Day with simultaneous screenings of United in Anger: A History of ACT UP throughout the United States and Canada.
Visual AIDS launched Day With(Out) Art as a World AIDS Day initiative in 1989 as the national day of action and mourning in response to the AIDS crisis. The Gene Siskel Film Center is co-presenting the movie with support from The Art Institute of Chicago Department of Contemporary Art and School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s (SAIC’s) Department of Film, Video, New Media, and Animation and SAIC’s Sullivan Galleries. Former ACT UP member Jeff Edwards will introduce the screening.
See www.siskelfilmcenter.org.