When 25 year-old gay David volunteers to be a "buddy" to a person with AIDS, the gay community center assigns him to Robert, a 32 year-old politically impassioned man abandoned by his family and friends. Inside Robert’s hospital room, a deep and unexpected friendship blossoms that will profoundly change both their lives.
Queer cinema pioneer Arthur J. Bressan Jr. made Buddies (one of the first fiction films about AIDS) exactly forty years ago, shooting it over the course of just nine days on a limited budget. In the simplicity of the story and its unfolding, the film achieves rare perfection and emotional intensity, offering a devastating and timeless portrayal of a complex era.
