US PREMIERE

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

WORLD PREMIERE

FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT

THROWBACK FROM 

HIV/AIDS Program

Sunday

May 12, 2013

@

1:00 pm

Boston LGBT Film Festival 2013

With in person.
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This film is presented in with English subtitles.
Three amazing films that deal with living with HIV/AIDS.
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This short film program includes the following films:

Keep the Promise: The Global Fight Against AIDS

CONTENT WARNING:
Narrated by Margaret Cho, KEEP THE PROMISE: THE GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST AIDS profiles advocates from around the world who attended the ‘Keep The Promise Rally & March,’ that unfolded in Washington, DC during July 2012 as part of AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s lively presence at the 19th International AIDS Conference. A dynamic stage show, rally, and march punctuate powerful personal stories of people from all walks of life who have been impacted and affected by HIV/AIDS and have decided to continue the global fight to end the AIDS Crisis.

The Package

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At a new school Leandro meets the lively Jefferson. They form an instant attachment and soon realise that theirs is no ordinary friendship. But Jefferson has to tell Leandro something and he is clearly struggling to get it out. Leandro enquires further, hoping it’s some kind of a joke. Except Jeff doesn’t look like he’s joking. If they want to be together there’s one irreversible thing Leandro must deal with: Jeff is HIV positive.

Stigma

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Peter’s view of the world changes when he receives life altering news. On a summer day in Los Angeles, Peter wakes up and begins his daily routine. This routine screeches to a halt when Peter tests positive for HIV. He drones on through his normal day, unsure of what to do or who…if anyone, to tell. Feeling his humanity like never before, Peter sets out on a journey of self-discovery and acceptance.

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Rooted in the tropical underground of Los Angeles nightlife, Wildness is a portrait of the Silver Platter, a historic bar that has been home to Latin/LGBT immigrant communities since 1963. With a magical-realist flourish the bar itself becomes a character, narrating what happens when a weekly party (organized by Director Wu Tsang, DJs NGUZUNGUZU, and Total Freedom) called Wildness explodes into creativity and conflict. What does “safe space” mean? Who needs it? And how does it differ among us? At the Silver Platter, the search for answers creates coalitions across generations.
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