Absolutely Positive (Dvd, 2004) Hiv , Aids and 11 similar items

Factory Sealed Brand New DVD Our SKU B1R-910.3B--5oz (INC onal) This upbeat documentary is an exploration of how those living with an HIV-positive diagnosis manage in the face of what is widely considered to be a death sentence. The stories of these twelve diverse individuals, who range from gay men to blood-transfusion recipients and heterosexual couples, are told in a direct fashion largely through interviews. The interviews are occasionally amplified with narration provided by the director, himself living with being diagnosed HIV-positive. Ten years following it's ground-breaking debut at Sundance the landmark film that first humanized the face of AIDS is now available in this special 10th Anniversary Edition. Simultaneously heart-wrenching and life affirming ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE is an honest moving and occasionally even funny portrait of living with HIV. From an initial pool of 120 acclaimed filmmaker Peter Adair selected 11 unique individuals to share their incredible experiences with the camera. Ranging in age from seventeen to sixty these unforgettable characters represent an extraordinary variety of lifestyles ethnicities geographic regions and sexual orientations-attesting to the ever-present reality that AIDS spares no one. From Johnnie a young Asian-American man who discovered he was gay had sex for the first time and tested positive all in one year to Doris an African-American mother who found out she was positive after her 6-month-old son was diagnosed with AIDS these stories not only allow US to get inside one of today's most poignant issues but also provide US with an opportunity to confront important questions about our own beliefs fears and prejudices.