No Sad Songs 38 years old

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.

Credits

No Sad Songs Cast

Name Character
David Roche
Joe Norman Shaw He was 28, now 67 years old
David Sereda He was 23, now 62 years old

No Sad Songs Crew

Name Department
Nik Sheehan as Director. Directing
No Sad Songs poster
No Sad Songs (38 years)

The world's first major documentary on AIDS.

  • Release day: Saturday, June 15, 1985
  • Runtime: 63 minutes