No Sad Songs is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Nik Sheehan and released in 1985. Billed as the first documentary film about the HIV/AIDS crisis, the film explored the LGBT community's early response to the issue particularly but not exclusively through the personal testimony of Jim Black, a man with AIDS who died several months after the film's release, and Catherine Hunt, the sister of another person with AIDS.
5-475: Several other community figures, including musician David Sereda and HIV/AIDS activist Jim St. James , also appear in smaller capacities in the film. The film was produced by Cell Productions in conjunction with the AIDS Committee of Toronto. Through much of the film and in the original promotional poster, Black wore a "Choose Life" T-shirt by artist Katharine Hamnett ; however, during the time between
10-466: A Dora Award) and Siren Song with playwright and novelist Don Hannah . He released The Price of Love in 1985 and The Blue Guide in 1994. He relocated to Grey County where he works with the community arts company Sheatre. He co-produces the occasional Stray Dog Salons in Toronto, evenings of music, poetry and theatre. Other works: with Sheatre, the musical with Joan Chandler entitled TOM , based on
15-855: A documentary film with a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender theme is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . David Sereda David Sereda (born c. 1957 ) is a Canadian musician, singer, playwright, pianist and composer. Sereda was born and raised in Edmonton , Alberta. He graduated from the Playhouse Acting School in Vancouver (1977) under teacher Powys Thomas , and has since worked in music, music theatre and alternative theatre across Canada. He released his first album in 1981, Chivalry Lives , which gave Sereda critical acclaim in Canadian newspapers both for
20-460: The film's production and its release, Christian evangelist Ken Campbell had registered "Choose Life Canada" as the name of an anti- abortion lobby group, and the AIDS Committee faced controversy when it chose to withdraw the posters rather than risk having them misconstrued as an endorsement of Campbell. This article related to a Canadian documentary film of the 1980s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
25-651: The range of music and the openness of the lyrics: "Mark" and "Underage Blues" both speak from a gay male perspective, a rarity at the time. He resettled in Toronto , Ontario and worked in theatre again both as actor and as music director and composer at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre , the Theatre Centre and the Tarragon Theatre , where he co-wrote two musicals, Love Jive! (nominated for
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