Killing Patient Zero
The story of the AIDS epidemic and the man accused of starting it all.
2019 | 99m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Laurie Lynd |
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| Writer: | Laurie Lynd |
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| After the Stonewall riots and at the height of the gay liberation movement in America, an entire generation were busy celebrating their newfound emancipation, unaware of an impending epidemic. A disease that seemed determined to wipe out an entire generation of gay men, was largely ignored by politicians and the mainstream media. Gaetan Dugas was a French-Canadian flight attendant, who offered to help early scientific research into the origins of AIDS. An unfortunate series of events followed and he would be vilified as Patient Zero, the man who gave us AIDS. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 26, 2019 |
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| Director: | Laurie Lynd |
| Writer: | Laurie Lynd |
| Genres: | Documentary, History |
| Keywords | aids, lgbt, 1980s, hiv/aids epidemic |
| Production Companies | Fadoo Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gaétan Dugas | Self (archive footage) |
| Fran Lebowitz | Self |
| Ronald Reagan | Self (archive footage) |
| Randy Shilts | Self (archive footage) |
| Richard Berkowitz | Self |
| Brian Freeman | Self |
| Name | Job |
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| Laurie Lynd | Director, Writer |
| Trevor Ambrose | Editor |
| Paul Steinberg | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
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| Trevor Birney | Executive Producer |
| Bob McCown | Executive Producer |
| Corey Russell | Producer |
| Allan Weinrib | Producer |
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