Guest guest Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 Is this film available to NGO's and if so how do we go about obtaining a copy? Goodson President, New York ChapterSisters for Life, Inc.1776 I Street NW, Suite 900Washington, DC 20006202-393-1311sistersforlife@...http://www.sistersforlife.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 , You can go to:www.lovettproductions.com or try www.mediarights.org.. You'll find the information you are looking for there. Caroline > Is this film available to NGO's and if so how do we go about obtaining a > copy? > > Goodson > President, New York Chapter > Sisters for Life, Inc. > 1776 I Street NW, Suite 900 > Washington, DC 20006 > 202-393-1311 > sistersforlife@a... > http://www.sistersforlife.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2004 Report Share Posted January 6, 2004 Hi Caroline and happy new year to you. Its not all together that simple as stated in the article below. One has to live in SA to make an unbiased conclusion of all that is going on when it comes to the AIDS issue. Some people will use any topic no matter how sensitive to discredit the president and all you need is interested parties to fund the projects. While its true that AIDS is a serious and threatning issue in SA, the article below or the film for that matter has many gaping holes:) IN > Film State of Denial > Director(s): Elaine Epstein > Format(s): VHS > Language(s): English > Buy This Film > Homepage: www.lovettproductions.com > Email: stateofdenial@l... > > Synopsis > State of Denial takes an unprecedented and unflinching look at how > the citizens of South Africa are living with the AIDS epidemic, given > the climate of confusion and neglect perpetuated by President Thabo > Mbeki's administration. Producer/Director Elaine Epstein, a native > South African who has worked extensively in AIDS and public health, > offers a unique insider's look at the complex issues affecting the > nearly five million South Africans living with HIV and AIDS. The film > offers a moving account of a society struggling to overcome the harsh > realities of illness, global healthcare inequities, and government > paralysis. > > Intimate conversations with dozens of South Africans capture the > unbreakable spirit of a people determined to conduct their lives with > dignity, grace, and humor. As one man contemplates death, he pleads > that God should spare his wife so that his children will not be > orphaned. In another exchange, a young woman elicits laughter from > her HIV/AIDS support group as she recounts how she was abandoned by a > date after revealing she is HIV positive. To provide context to these > personal stories, Epstein also secures candid, in-depth interviews > with some of the country's most notable politicians, health care > professionals, and activists - some of whom are her former colleagues. > > (International Distributor: Tapestry International) > > www.mediarights.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2004 Report Share Posted January 7, 2004 Film: State of Denial > > Film State of Denial > Director(s): Elaine Epstein > Format(s): VHS > Language(s): English > Buy This Film > Homepage: www.lovettproductions.com > Email: stateofdenial@... > > Synopsis > State of Denial takes an unprecedented and unflinching look at how > the citizens of South Africa are living with the AIDS epidemic, given > the climate of confusion and neglect perpetuated by President Thabo > Mbeki's administration. Producer/Director Elaine Epstein, a native > South African who has worked extensively in AIDS and public health, > offers a unique insider's look at the complex issues affecting the > nearly five million South Africans living with HIV and AIDS. The film > offers a moving account of a society struggling to overcome the harsh > realities of illness, global healthcare inequities, and government > paralysis. What a load of junk. This is the real crime of the " war on aids " . Making people think they are going to die, when there's nothing wrong with them except poverty. Even the term " denial " is abused in the American practice of psychobabble. It originally signified one of the psychological stages people go through when they have been beriefed or traumatized by an event. Now it only means that someone says something aint so. Well, there is no heterosexual epidemic of HIV in South Africa, if only because it's not possible to have a heterosexual epidemic of HIV. It simply isn't infectious enough to spread to a large enough number of heterosexuals. AIDS isn't even a proper sexually transmitted disease. It's a blood bourne infection, that _can_ be transmitted sexually. However, heterosexual transmission is one of it's most ineffective means of spreading. (Read Padian et al.) Projections for HIV infection in South Africa are hugely exaggerated and based on abysmally bad population samples and unspecfic, unconfirmed tests. Saying the moon isn't made of green cheese doesn't mean you're 'in denial'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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