- Following four HIV+ positive youth in four different North American cities.
- Positive Youth is a one hour television documentary which follows four HIV+ positive youth (late teens to 27) in four different N. American cities in Cinema vérité style. Growing up in the 1980s and 90s we were hammered with terrifying statistics of HIV/AIDS. Thirty years in, we are still learning. What education do youth receive now and why is the youth transmission rate still the highest? We have seen retrospective documentaries on the AIDS crisis and interviews with survivors but what about the positive youth of today? We aim to feature accessible and inspirational individuals and the often-rocky road that they've traveled to get here. Each of the four subjects have been selected to create a dynamic perspective on the reality of living positive today. Medical and psychological experts weigh in to provide up-to-date facts and a historical context to the reality of living positively. In life we are inherently afraid of the unknown: of death. Our film will show this in action by exploring the social stigma these young people must rise above each day. The main conflict lies with our audience. We intend to have our subjects, and our audience answer difficult questions about their own level of discrimination when it comes to HIV/AIDS. Ultimately we want the audience to feel educated with a new sense of empathy and understanding for positive people. Vancouver, Toronto, Phoenix, New York, Victoria - straight 18-year-old First Nations woman, gay 25-year-old white urbanite, 23-year-old jet-setting entertainer, black 22-year-old man searching for work and health insurance. HIV does not discriminate. For the first time, young positive people open their homes and hearts to us - offering a no holds barred access into their lives.—Border2Border Entertainment Inc.
- Uncensored personal stories that will forever change your idea of what it means to be HIV+. First identified in the United States in 1981, HIV has become one of the world's most widespread pandemics. Wrongly labeled a 'gay plague' in its early days, this non-discriminating virus affects more than 41 million people across the globe, regardless of their sex, orientation or socioeconomic status. The young men and women featured in the film offer a raw, uncensored look into their daily lives: the shock of receiving an HIV+ diagnosis, positive/negative dating, the truth about medication, and the realization that life is not over and there is a future. Each of the four youth in the film feature a dynamic perspective on the reality of living positive and show how even a single person can change the world regardless of their environment. The cast includes a straight 18-year-old First Nations woman, a gay 25-year-old white urbanite, a spiritual 23-year-old African American YouTube activist and a 27-year-old club kid jet-setter. Medical and psychological experts also weigh in to provide up-to-date facts and a historical context to show how dealing with an HIV+ diagnosis has changed.
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