Are We Going Backward? (1989)
• January 1st, 1989 • 0h 10min
Documentary
Overview
An experimental documentary covering the British Columbia Social Credit Party's passage of Bill 34, a piece of legislation that legalized the quarantine and internment of people with HIV/AIDS. A comparison is made to the internment of Japanese Canadians in British Columbia during World War II. Based on David Tuff's video installation at Emily Carr in 1988.
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