A national hero turns public enemy when he confesses his secret. Gilbert Josamu, Zimbabwean middle-weight boxing champion, discovered he was HIV positive at the height of his boxing career. Living in a society where HIV/AIDS is taboo, Josamu…
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Joachim is a migrant laborer who is torn between his responsibilities to his junior wife in South Africa and his senior wife in Mozambique. His elders insist he must do his traditional duties and give his wives more…
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A mother and daughter clash because of their different responses to AIDS. Pinky, flamboyant and loud, lets everyone know she is HIV positive. Ntombi, her daughter, just wants to be like everyone else. The two women disagree, but…
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Thabo, Thabiso and Moalosi are young, urban Basotho men on a mission. They travel with a mobile cinema unit through the mountains of Lesotho, screening their film to remote communities. Part of a small group of Basotho people…
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Five women talk about life, love and how their dreams for the future have changed since finding out that they are HIV positive. This is a film about laughter, fear and the solace of sharing. This is a…
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Four friends are HIV positive. Thabiso was a national boxer; Thabo is a DJ; Bombo is an intellectual; and Moalosi an AIDS activist. They meet to reflect on their lives, to cry, to reminisce- but also, most importantly,…
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This film captures the prevailing attitudes towards HIV/ AIDS in the townships of Cape Town. It looks at young people’s perceptions of HIV/AIDS and the challenges they face in practicing safer sex.
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According to his doctor, Moalosi Thabani is looking good. He doesn’t always feel so good, though. In this documentary, we follow Moalosi for twelve months, as he begins antiretroviral treatment. We see him when he is thriving with…
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The prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV come to life in this documentary, which follows the lives of two HIV positive pregnant women on a drug trial in Soweto. It conveys vividly their fears and hopes concerning the…
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Set in a remote village in Zimbabwe, the film depicts the impact of HIV/AIDS on the traditional practice of wife inheritance. Mai Tawanda, an HIV+ widow is instructed by her elders to choose a new husband. Faced with…
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