No Sad Songs

No Sad Songs 1985 Directed by Nik Sheehan

The world's first major documentary on AIDS.

Jim Black, a 37-year-old Canadian talks about the AIDS that is killing him. He talks about his life and his friends and how his brother's family has rejected him. Catherine Hunt is a Canadian woman whose brother is dying of AIDS. These personal stories are presented with excerpts from a series of performances by Canadian musicians and performance artists in order to give the viewer a bigger picture of the impact of this disease.

Country Canada

Production Country Canada

Language English

Spoken Language English

Gnere Documentary

Production Companies AIDS Committee of Toronto , Cell Productions

Release Date 15 June 1985

63 mins