THE END OF AIDS? FREE DOUBLE-BILL SCREENING @ Towner Gallery

THE END OF AIDS?

FREE DOUBLE-BILL SCREENING

As part of their week long science festival the Towner Gallery in Eastbourne will be hosting a double-bill screening of films exploring the experiences of people living with HIV/AIDS in two different parts of the world. Introduced by anthropologist Gem Aellah.

POSITIVE YOUTUBERS,  directed by Leandro Goddinho, 15 mins An experimental short film about four Brazilians who create Youtube channels in order to talk openly about their HIV status and

ATIENO, directed by June Ndinya (subtitles) 64 mins. UK premiere of a unique feature film which tells the moving story of Atieno, a 16 year old girl from Kisumu, Kenya, who drops out of school and is forced to fend for her sick father and siblings.

The film was  entirely written, directed, produced and acted by the Dream Girls,  young women participating in a collaborative community media project  that educates girls about the relationship between HIV, entrepreneurship and resilience.

This event is part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science, an annual,  week-long celebration of the social sciences and social science  research:

Thee events are free and open to all but booking required:

WEDNESDAY 6TH NOVEMBER

AT 7PM

TOWNER ART GALLERY

EASTBOURNE.

 

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