We Were Here
Directed by	David Weissman director Bill Weber editor/ co-director
Produced by	David Weissman
Cinematography	Marsha Kahm
Edited by	Bill Weber
Music by	Holcombe Waller
Release date	September 2011 (2011-09) (U.S.)
Running time	90 mins
Country	United States
Language	English

We Were Here is a 2011 American documentary film about the HIV/AIDS crisis in San Francisco.^[1] The film, produced and directed by David Weissman with editor and co-director Bill Weber, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2011, with its international festival premiere following at the Berlin International Film Festival in February 2011. The theatrical premiere took place at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on February 25, 2011.

People interviewed

The film focuses on 5 different interviews of people that had a protagonist role during the epidemic. These people are, in order of appearance:

• Ed Wolf, a counselor to many gay men^[2]
• Paul Boneberg, a political activist^[2]
• Daniel Goldstein, an HIV+ artist who lost 2 partners to AIDS^[2]
• Guy Clark, a dancer who ran a corner flower stand near the Castro, supplying flowers to many funerals^[2]
• Eileen Glutzer, a nurse who helped administer clinical trials for antiretroviral drugs^[2]

Reception

We Were Here holds a 100% "certified fresh" rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes and a 94 rating on Metacritic, the highest among films of 2011.

Awards