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Silverlake Life

A remarkable posthumous document, begun by filmmaker Tom Joslin and finished by his associate Peter Friedman, this multi-award-winning documentary traces the last years of Joslin and his lover Mark Massi, longtime companions and denizens of Los Angeles' Silverlake region, as they struggle with the ravages of AIDS in their bodies and everyday lives. An absolutely unique glimpse at the transformations undergone by the subjects and their relation to the world at large, the film also stands as a stirring testament to human resilience and love.

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Posted Sep 18, 2008
09:54 AM
by bongozam
menifee, CA

i watched this film so long ago. it has and will always remained in my heart. margie schroeder september 2008

Posted Oct 28, 2008
10:02 AM
by SmartAssProducts.com
Los Angeles area, CA

I saw "Silverlake Life" when it was first released, and I've seen the 'epilogue' version several times since then, and its impact never wears off. The first time I saw it I was heavily involved in HIV/AIDS education and treatment, volunteering as a counselor at an HIV/AIDS clinic. I was losing friends left and right to AIDS...and it was very difficult. "Silverlake Life" captured the feeling, the experiences of that time period when HIV was still, overall, a death sentence and people deteriorating and then dying from AIDS was a sad, but all too common, occurrence. I felt like I KNEW Tom and Mark, and to this day I think about them...