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Sex Positive (2008) -- A documentary on Richard Berkowitz, a revolutionary gay S&M sex worker turned AIDS activist in the 1980s.
Sex Positive (2008) -- Maybe it took somebody with no investment in the sexual-culture wars of the 1980s, like 24-year-old filmmaker Daryl Wein, to rediscover a lightning-rod figure like safe-sex pioneer Richard Berkowitz and present him without prejudice. A one-time S/M hustle
Sex Positive (2008) -- Sex Positive explores the life of Richard Berkowitz, a controversial gay S&M hustler turned AIDS activist in the 1980's, who helped to invent the idea for 'safe sex.'
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Director:
Daryl Wein
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Genre:
Documentary
Plot:
Explores the life of Richard Berkowitz, a revolutionary gay S&M sex worker turned AIDS activist in the 1980s, whose incomparable contribution to the invention of safe sex has has never been aptly credited. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(11 articles)
[Movie Review] Sex Positive
 (From JustPressPlay. 9 July 2009, 7:52 PM, PDT)
Daryl Wein, Sex Positive
 (From Filmmaker Magazine_Director Interviews. 23 June 2009, 6:41 PM, PDT)

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Don Adler ... Himself
Richard Berkowitz ... Himself
Susan Brown ... Herself
Demetre Daskalakis ... Himself
Richard Dworkin ... Himself
William Haseltine ... Himself
Larry Kramer ... Himself
Ardele Lister ... Herself
Michael Lucas ... Himself
Francisco Roque ... Himself
Gabriel Rotello ... Himself
Dr. Joseph Sonnabend ... Himself
Bill Stackhouse ... Himself
Krishna Stone ... Herself
Sean Strub ... Himself
Edmund White ... Himself
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexual content including graphic dialogue and images, and for language.
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Runtime:
USA:75 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:R | New Zealand:R16
Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USA

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