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State of Denial
(Boston Premiere)

Directed by Elaine Epstein
Produced in US, 2002
Running Time:86m
Format: Video
Genre: Documentary
Distributor Website:California Newsreel
Film's Website: www.stateofdenial.org

"Does HIV cause AIDS? How can a virus cause a syndrome? It can't!"
-South African President Thabo Mbeki, August 2000

Through six intimate and powerful portraits, State of Denial takes an unprecedented look at how the citizens of South Africa are living with the AIDS epidemic, given the climate of confusion and neglect perpetuated by President Mbeki's administration. Revealing conversations with dozens of South Africans adds context to these portraits, capturing the unbreakable spirit of a people determined to conduct their lives with dignity, grace, and humor. 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. A film of quiet outrage, State of Denial weaves the personal with the political to create an uplifting portrait of ordinary people in an extraordinary struggle to survive. Sundance Film Festival, 2003

Saturday, January 24th at 5pm and 8pm at the Coolidge Corner Video Screening Room
Copresented by Physicians for Human Rights/Health Action AIDS Campaign

preceded by: When the War is Over
Please note: these two films will screen as one program with a brief intermission in between

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