23 minutes of lesbian rage that changed how America talked about women and AIDS. Cosmo never saw them coming.
Outraged by the controversial January, 1988 article in Cosmopolitan magazine, the women in the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, (Act Up, New York), organized the first AIDS demonstration focused on women. Doctors, Liars and Women:AIDS Activists Say No To Cosmo not only documents the efforts of the Women's Committee to organize this protest, it also serves as a how-to-guide for direct action.
Direction
Carlomusto and Maggenti's raw, unapologetic vérité style
Editing
Seamless blend of protest footage and organizing how-to
Production
Made on zero budget with maximum political impact
Director
Maria Maggenti
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This protest forced Cosmo to print a retraction, one of the rare times a women's magazine admitted fault under activist pressure.
Maggenti went on to direct 'The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love' (1995), making this a hidden gem in lesbian cinema history.
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