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We Were Here (2011) Movie Summary

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  • 2011
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David Weissman's critically-acclaimed 2012 Independent Spirit Award nominee, WE WERE HERE is the first documentary to take a deep and reflective look back at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco. It explores how the City's inhabitants were affected by, and how they responded to, that calamitous epidemic. Though a San Francisco-based story, WE WERE HERE extends beyond San Francisco and beyond AIDS itself. It speaks to our capacity as individuals to rise to the occasion, and to the incredible power of a community coming together with love, compassion, and determination. Offering an intensely personal account of five individuals whose lives were forever transformed by the tragedy of AIDS, WE WERE HERE offers a hauntingly beautiful tribute to an era of tremendous suffering, loss and resilience.

We Were Here Film Synopsis

A reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of the crisis.

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Just Beautiful.Just beautiful - a moving, thoughtful reflection on the onset of the HIV/Aids epidemic that took the lives of so many lovely people, along with the stories of those who survived. Watch it!.Score: 5/5

The Struggle for Equal LivesThis documentary is best told though the eyes of those who were first hand suvivors, rescuers, and supporters through the 80's and 90's when HIV/AIDS took a fraction of San Francisco's Gay Population alone. I would encourage ALL types - gay, straight, black, white and others - to watch this film that is well done and moving. History serves to teach those in the future and knowledge is power. This documentary is done through first-person narrative and interviews of mostly a handful of those who were on the front lines. You might think that a story told only through a few might be boring, but this is a story told very well by a few who knew so many that were lost to them forever. You might think that a sad story would be awful to watch. However, the lives of so many young men and their stories are an inspiration and shouldn't fall on deaf ears. While this documentary is done in a bold face way, not to diminish the impact that HIV/AIDS had, it also brings the story to the present, and in a way that can be deeply moving and uplifting. This story should stand in the face of the current generations of LGBTQ - we were there for each other once and we will be until the end. This is our history and it's also our future. One equality = one future = one marriage..Score: 5/5

Best movie I've seen in a long time!I've always wondered what it was like in the early days of AIDS. Great stories and well done! I'd love to see a sequel about NY in the 80s..Score: 5/5

Painful to watch, vital to rememberAs the younger generation celebrates increasing equality, they shouldn't forget the generation that won the early victories for civil rights and then had to fight simply to survive..Score: 5/5

ExcellentFor those of us who lived during this era, the film brings back memories of how frightened people were, both in the gay community and in general. Arguments were made on national television that homosexuals and drug addicts should have their forearms and buttocks tattooed, and/or be shipped to an isolated island. Religious representatives said AIDS was an act of God as punishment. The Federal government sat idle, refusing to fund research for a cure. Hospice houses specific to those dying of AIDS had to fight to find a location, because neighborhoods tried to ban them. Insurance companies were denying coverage to single men based on their zip code, because it was a "gay neighborhood." Imagine all that, and then imagine it was cancer or leukemia, and how outrageous it seems. This film shows the strength and courage of ordinary people who came together to support each other and advocate for themselves and/or their loved ones. A very important documentary that stands alongside "Milk" as a chronicle of our times..Score: 5/5

Great DocumentaryThis was an incredibly informative piece. It was as moving a documentary as I have seen in a long time. Not being a part of the GLBT community I was ignorant as to the timing of how early the HIV virus invaded the SF area. 1976 wow!!! This pic clearly speaks to the fortitude and dignity of this community and the struggle they overcame together... Outstanding!.Score: 4/5

Remarkably beautiful, sad yet uplifting. Just brilliant.This important film is so exquisitely directed and edited that it becomes possible to watch a film about such a painful time without feeling crushed. It is a joy to watch the handful of interviewees at the epicentre of the epidemic and around whom this story evolves as they reveal how they went through those times with such dignity and strength. While you know the story will reach a heart of darkness at its centre, you are held so perfectly and gently by these beautiful, brave people there that you know they will take you out the other side. And they do. As the epidemic is finally pushed back, as we see people we now are so much about reach a victory of their own, the film gives us upliftment and hope, and helps us realise our dignity as people. This is essential viewing, both for those who were there, those who remember those times, and those for whom it is an unknown history - especially those. Expect to be sad and even cry a few times, but don't let that put you off. This is not a depressing or maudlin film, it is a film about courage, love, hope, dignity and ultimately victory. (And I must say it somewhere so I'll say it here: deep honour and love to the interviewees in this film - thank you so much for being you, you are amazing.).Score: 5/5

Very niceA nice history of that small area of the world for a short period of time..Score: 5/5

Arguably the best documentary of 2011An incredibly well-crafted film. Pulls you in. Wisely chosen cast, skilled editing, good score. It's emotionally raw and intensely cathartic; yet it's anything but depressing. Was long-listed for an Academy Award, can't believe it wasn't a finalist..Score: 5/5

DrumseyVery moving story about the innate capacity for humans to be compassionate in the face of catastrophe. Everyone of these people showe amazing courage and compassion to address this tital wave of disease. I struggle to imagine how many of these type of people would be around if the disease had affected just women, just african americans. Watch it!.Score: 5/5

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Touching and MovingTouching and moving. My heart goes out to all the men who died and everyone who took part in the film and interviews..Score: 5/5

Must seeOne of the best and so touching documentary about AIDS..Score: 5/5

A beautiful story about the strength of the community in the face of this epidemicThe interviews are touching and those who lived through it share their experiences openly and with honesty. An incredibly moving and important movie that each person should see. This is a movie whose meaning will stay with you....Score: 5/5

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We Were Here (2011) Series Cast & Crew

We Were Here (2011) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Ed Wolf (Self), Paul Boneberg (Self), Daniel Goldstein (Self), Guy Clark (Self), Eileen Glutzer (Self), all returned for we were here movie.

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David Weissman (Director), David Weissman (Producer), Bill Weber (Director), Bill Weber (Editor), Bill Weber (Post Production Supervisor), James Lebrecht (Sound), Lauretta Molitor (Sound), Holcombe Waller (Original Music Composer), Marsha Kahm (Director of Photography),

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James LebrechtSoundScore: 2.0
Holcombe Waller (Original Music Composer)
Holcombe WallerOriginal Music ComposerScore: 0.6
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עִבְרִית
"אנחנו היינו כאן" מתעד את הגעתה של מה שכינו "מגיפת ההומוסקסואלים" בראשית שנות השמונים. הסרט מציג את הבעיות האישיות והחברתיות העמוקות שנוצרו כתוצאה ממגיפת האיידס, וכמו כן גם את התהפוכות הפוליטיות והחברתיות הרחבות אשר התעוררו בשל כך. הסרט שופך אור על כל אשר התרחש באזור המפרץ באותן השנים, בפרט בסן-פרנסיסקו ובהתמקדות על רחוב קסטרו אשר שימש ועדיין משמש כמוקד עליה לרגל לכל קהילת הלהט"ב. יחד עם זאת הסרט מספק תובנות לגבי מה החברה יכולה ואף צריכה להציע לאזרחיה בפן הרפואי, הסוציאלי והחברתי.

Український
Фільм показує реальні події на початку 80-х, які називалися «Гомосексуальна чума». Він зображує глибокі проблеми особистості та громади, які виникли через ВІЛ/СНІД, а також пов'язані з цим широкі політичні і соціальні потрясіння. Фільм описує велику перевірку для покоління, яке пережило і відповіло на наступ СНІДу.

한국어/조선말
샌프란시스코에서 에이즈가 처음 발병한 이후, 에이즈가 미친 영향에 대해 깊은 눈으로 들여다보는 최초의 다큐멘터리다. 이 엄청난 유행병에 지역주민들이 어떤 영향을 받았는지, 그리고 그들이 어떻게 대응했는지를 천천히 살핀다. 샌프란시스코를 배경으로 한 이야기를 통해,"

Pусский
В начале 1970-х годов, под впечатлением событий Стоунуолла и движения свободной любви, геи и лесбиянки стекались в Сан-Франциско, чтобы найти признание. Они сформировали процветающее и дружное сообщество, пока в начале 1980-х появление СПИДа не поставило перед ними нового испытания.

Nederlands
'We Were Here' documenteert over wat in de vroege jaren 80 de 'Gay Plague' werd genoemd: de opkomst van de ziekte aids in de homoseksuele gemeenschap. Het leek er vanuit het niets te zijn en we zien de enorme impact die de ziekte had op de betrokkenen, de gemeenschap de media en de politiek.

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