Synopsis
The ghost of "patient zero", who allegedly first brought AIDS to North America - materialises and tries to contact old friends. Meanwhile, the Victorian explorer Sir Richard Burton, who drank from the Fountain of Youth and now works as Chief Taxidermist at the Toronto Natural history Museum, is trying to organise an exhibition about the disease for the museum's "Hall of Contagion".
Key facts
Cast
Bernard Behrens, Charlotte Boisjoli, Michael Callen, Normand Fauteux, Diane Heatherington, Brenda Kamino, Ricardo Keens-Douglas, Marla Lukofsky
Original language
English
Crew
Screenplay
John Greyson
Producer
Louise Garfield, Anna Stratton
Cinematography
Miroslaw Baszak
Editing
Miume Jan
Music
Glenn Schellenberg
Trailer
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Festival History
- Queer Lisboa 2026 generic - Retrospetiva
- Berlin International Film Festival 1994 generic
- Genie Awards 1994 generic - Original Song
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 1994 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 1993 generic
- Vancouver International Film Festival 1993 generic
Titles
| Original title | Zero Patience | English |
| Alternate title | Null Geduld |
Soundtracks
| CD | Zero Patience - A Musical About AIDS - Glenn Schellenberg (1994) | 2 releases, 1994: Milan |
| Cassette | Zero Patience - A Musical About AIDS - Glenn Schellenberg (1994) | 1 release, 1994: Milan |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) |
Full credits
| Director | John Greyson |
| Cast | Bernard Behrens, Charlotte Boisjoli, Michael Callen, Normand Fauteux, Diane Heatherington, Brenda Kamino, Ricardo Keens-Douglas, Marla Lukofsky, John Robinson |
| Screenplay | John Greyson |
| Producer | Louise Garfield, Anna Stratton |
| Executive producer | Alexandra Raffé |
| Cinematography | Miroslaw Baszak |
| Editing | Miume Jan |
| Music | Glenn Schellenberg |
| Sound | Urmas John Rosin, Jane Tattersall |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
