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“Desert Migration“
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The story of men who rolled back the stone of AIDS and came out of the cave, into the desert. Literally.
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Elevator Pitch:
After medications improved in the 90s, many HIV positive gay men realized their imminent demise may have been postponed.
Retiring to California’s Palm Springs was a viable decision. Health
services were great, housing was affordable, the gay population was
large, and the weather was fabulous. It promised a ‘Lost Horizon’ where
age, illness and sins were a thing of the past.
But being left to your own devices in a town where the sun always shines
exposes who a person really is. Traumatized, in recovery, without
friends or work, how do you make something meaningful grow in the harsh desert?
Production Team:
Daniel F. Cardone – Director/Producer
Marc Smolowitz – Producer (Oscar-nominated for The Weather Underground)
Austin Ahlborg – Cinematographer
Stephen Koncelick – Editor
About the Production:
“My partner suggested I make a film about what was right in front of me –
dozens of my friends, and thousands of people in the community who had
moved to Palm Springs after the devastation that HIV/AIDS had wreaked on
their lives. I was interested in how people deal with trauma,
especially when they are reminded of that on a daily basis. Every time
they take their pills, every time they wake up with some mystery ailment
or pain – they are reminded of what they’ve lost, what they’ve been
through and what they have still to go through.” — Daniel Cardone
Current Status:
In production.
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