Fig Trees
Drenchedinequalmeasuresofjoyandgrief,thisdocumentaryopera-atributetothewarriorsaintsofAIDSactivism-willmakeyouweep,rage,andsing,maybeallatonce.DirectorJohnGreysongleefullyriffsonGertrudeStein'ssubversive1934opera,FourSaintsinThreeActs,tocreateagloriousmélangeofpalindromes,saintsandcriminalsandacameobyQueenWest'salbinosquirrel.WinnerofaTeddyAwardattheBerlinInternationalFilmFestival,thefilmfeaturesToronto'sTimMcCaskell,oneofthefoundersofAIDSActionNow,whohasbeenlivingwithAIDSfor25yearsandSouthAfrica'sZackieAchmat.HIV-positive,Achmatbeganatreatmentstrikein1999,refusingtotakelifesavinganti-retroviralsuntiltheywereaccessibletoallSouthAfricans.WithbeautifulrageandaresplendentscorebycollaboratorDavidWall,Greysontakesaimatthepoliticalvacuumandoutrageousgreedofpharmaceuticalcompaniesthatallowedmillionstodiewhentheycouldhavelived.
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