No Sad Songs (1985)

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.

• Release Date: 1985-06-15
• Runtime: 1h 3min
• Production Company: AIDS Committee of Toronto
• Production Country: Canada
• Director: Nik Sheehan