We Were Here (film)

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We Were Here
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Directed by
  • David Weissman director
  • Bill Weber editor/ co-director
Produced by David Weissman
Cinematography Marsha Kahm
Edited by Bill Weber
Music by Holcombe Waller
Release date
  • September 2011 (2011-09)(U.S.)
Running time
90 mins
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

We Were Here is a 2011 American documentary film about the HIV/AIDS crisis in San Francisco. [1] The film, produced and directed by David Weissman with editor and co-director Bill Weber, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2011, with its international festival premiere following at the Berlin International Film Festival in February 2011. The theatrical premiere took place at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on February 25, 2011.

Contents

People interviewed

The film focuses on 5 different interviews of people that had a protagonist role during the epidemic. These people are, in order of appearance:

Reception

We Were Here holds a 100% rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes and a 94% rating on Metacritic, the highest among films of 2011.

Awards

AwardCategoryResultRef
Detroit Film Critics Society Best DocumentaryNominated [3]
Dorian Awards Documentary of the YearWon[ citation needed ]
LGBT-Themed Documentary of the YearWon<p
GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding DocumentaryNominated [4]
Independent Spirit Awards Best Documentary FeatureNominated [5]
Mumbai Queer Film Festival Best Documentary Feature, Jury awardWon
Miami International Film Festival Knight Dox Competition, Grand Jury PrizeNominated
Newport Beach Film Festival Best Feature Documentary Film, Jury AwardHonorable mention [6]
Sundance Film Festival Documentary, Grand Jury PrizeNominated

See also

References

  1. ↑ Official website
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Stephen Farber (January 27, 2011). "We Were Here: Sundance Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Detroit Film Critics Society announces awards nominees; Take Shelter leads with six nods". Mlive. December 12, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  4. ↑ "23rd Annual GLAAD Media Award Nominees". GLAAD . Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Take Shelter, The Artist top contenders for Spirit Awards". Los Angeles Times . November 29, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  6. ↑ "2011 Awards". Newport Beach Film Festival. Archived from the original on January 14, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
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