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Guest writer Simon Hunt reflects on the short films of Stephen Cummins, which the NFSA has remastered and restored and which premiered as part of the Mardi Gras Film Festival during Sydney WorldPride.

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Elevation

This clip is a short excerpt from the Stephen Cummins film Elevation (1989).

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Chrissy: Hospice

Chrissy, a young woman who is living with HIV, makes the difficult decision to go into a hospice to receive care in her final days.

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Chrissy: The First Documentary to Centre on a HIV+ Lesbian

In 1999, SBS aired filmmaker Jacqui North's documentary 'Chrissy', about her best friend – a young lesbian living with HIV.

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Chrissy: Breaking the news to family

Chrissy, a young woman living with HIV has to break the news of her illness to her family. In this clip, Chrissy's mother and sisters recall how they found out about her diagnosis.

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2SER’s Gaywaves - Sydney’s first Candlelight AIDS Vigil report

Sydney gay and lesbian radio program Gaywaves presenter Dietmar Hollman reports in October 1985 from a rally and AIDS Candlelight Vigil, the first held in Sydney, organised by Sydney City