Teacher and human rights activist Josimar falls in love with Luís but needs to delve into himself and understand himself in a new context of life and identity after receiving news that shakes him.
"Out in Silence" is one of a few films dealing with the HIV and Aids epidemic in the early 90's among the Asian American community. Filmed in New York, Guam and Hawaii, portrait of two people and how they are dealing with issues of homophobia the lack of support from the communities and family.
Two people, one restaurant, some preconceptions and a bit of fish.
Fictionalized documentary about the history of HIV/AIDS in Argentina from its inception up until 2006.
A love story between two young men, separated after one of them contracted a highly stigmatized disease. Years later, the guy who abandoned his former lover due to that illness comes back in need of love and acceptance, which he failed to provide in their relationship before.
A powerful story of loss, stigma, friendship, and being alive! "I will speak, I will speak!" tells how five HIV-infected men and women from Zambia (Lusaka), Russia (Moscow), the USA (San Francisco), Cambodia and England brave life while infected with the deadly virus.
Joy Belmonte and Boy Abunda Originals present A Trilogy of Love Stories that features gender sensitive short films dedicated to the memory of Bernardo Bernardo who stars in one of the short films. The three short are Young Love (starring Lorenzo Santiago and Rahcir Tan), A Love Story in the Time of HIV (Christian Bables and Aaron Rivera), and To Love and Not Be Loved (Eian Rances and Bernardo Bernardo). To Love and Not Be Loved is also Bernardo Bernardo's last work for cinema.
At the age of 21, Nicolás decides to get his first HIV test. The uncertainty about the disease will affect the relationship with his family and his sexual life during the weekend he awaits the results.
Kevin, a black social worker starts a gay mens support group. As a group they discuss such issues as HIV testing, relationships, AIDS, and sexual risk taking among black gay men.
18-year-old Daniel has got HIV and the film is about the difficulty of living with the disease, prejudice, discrimination and stigmatization. A drama documentary produced by HIV Sweden.
Tahani Rached’s powerful documentary enters the doors of an AIDS clinic in Montreal. We meet a group of dedicated doctors struggling to provide health care to their patients. This 1994 film explores legal and ethical problems surrounding HIV/AIDS and the struggle against fear, rumours and prejudice. It is still relevant today.
An enchanted cemetery in Berlin. Next to the Grimm Brothers' grave, stillborn babies and gay people rest in peace. This is the Garden of Stars.
The compelling story of Todd Coleman, a 22-year-old gay man with AIDS, and those who cared for him during the last weeks of his life. Todd, his lover, doctor, nurse, social worker and two volunteers reveal the human realities and the importance of practical support, friendship and unconditional love.
Extremely rare Cuban documentary reveals rockers that find liberty by injecting themselves with the HIV virus, at a time when this was almost synonymous with a death sentence.