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`Steps for the Future' is an international collaboration of filmmakers working on an HIV/Aids campaign for Southern Africa. It produces high-quality professional films that reflect life in the time of Aids in the region.
Sister Namibia has now acquired the 35 films comprising the Steps for the Future Film Collection and will be showing these at public venues in the coming months. The films can be borrowed from our resource centre or purchased from Day Zero Film and Video in South Africa, tel: +27 21 424 2970, email: [email protected]
The series will be launched in Namibia at the end of July.
Dancing on the Edge by Karen Boswall, 40 minutes, Mozambique
Dancing on the Edge is set in rural Mozambique, depicting how gender roles and poverty influence the fight to contain the spread of Aids. Antonietta, a young HIV positive mother, works as an Aids counselor in town. She decides to take her daughter back to her home village for initiation into sexuality. Antonietta struggles with the contradictions of maintaining traditional customs while adapting to the reality of the modern world.
A Fighting Spirit by Leo Phiri, 28 minutes, Zimbabwe
A national hero turns public enemy when he confesses his tragic secret. Gilbert Josamu, Zimbabwean middle-weight boxing champion, discovered he was HIV positive at the height of his career. Living in a society where HIV/Aids is taboo, Josamu forged his medical certificate and continued to pursue his career. Just months before he died, Josamu finally confessed to having lived with HIV for 14 years. The public outrage that followed forced him into his toughest fight yet -- the battle for acceptance. This is a story told by those who are still alive.
A Luta Continua by Jack Lewis, 26 minutes,...