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Chrissy /

Chrissy is a compassionate and poignant insight into the world of Chrissy May Napier, a young lesbian, ex-runaway and street kid, who faced the prospect of her death after contracting AIDS. Chrissy kept her HIV positive status a secret from her family for eight years. This program tells the story of...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Young Filmmakers Fund (sponsoring body.)
Other Authors: McCarthy, Lynne Vincent (Narrator), North, Jacqui (Director, Narrator, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: San Francisco, CA : Frameline, 1999.
Series:LGBT studies in video
Subjects:
Napier, Chrissy.
AIDS (Disease) > Patients.
Sidéens.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Chrissy is a compassionate and poignant insight into the world of Chrissy May Napier, a young lesbian, ex-runaway and street kid, who faced the prospect of her death after contracting AIDS. Chrissy kept her HIV positive status a secret from her family for eight years. This program tells the story of five women from the one family who are taken on an incredible journey of learning together as they deal with their grief at Chrissy's impending death.
Physical Description:1 online resource (52 min.).
Production Credits:Producer, director, Jacqui North ; editor, Alison McSkimming-Croft ; sound designer, Amaya Holcomb ; composer, Tim Finn.