“Stunned by WE WERE HERE. Beyond powerful, yet ends in message of hope & humanity. Stupendously moving.”

— Shawn Levy,
The Oregonian

“One of the standout films at …Sundance…a powerful snapshot of a time in American history that few are fully aware of.”

— Peter Knegt, indieWIRE

“WE WERE HERE is absolutely electrifying. I wept, sure, but mostly from relief that this story has finally been told with all its dimensions intact: the panic, the betrayals, the brave humor, the enormity of what we lost yet, ultimately, affirmed for the ages. It’s a love story about the resilience of our tribe.”

— Armistead Maupin

“A frank, no-frills account of the AIDS crisis as seen from ground zero — San Francisco’s gay Castro Street district circa 1980 — WE WERE HERE documents the epidemic through a powerful combination of first-hand testimony, archival photography and TV news footage.”

— Peter Debruge, Variety

“WE WERE HERE brings a rewardingly fresh and personal perspective to the subject. While the tears shed will be shared by audiences watching the movie, this is a rare AIDS movie that is affirmative rather than depressing.”

— Stephen Farber,
The Hollywood Repoter

“It’s fucking perfect.”

— Cleve Jones, founder AIDS Memorial Quilt.