The ACT UP Diaries
Posted on April 19, 2013 by A&U in Movies & TV, The Arts
[FILM] The ACT UP Diaries by Mateo Wilhelm Ebert Reviewed by Rob Zukowski Created by Mateo Wilhelm Ebert, a member of ACT UP NY, the ACT UP Diaries is a video compilation made from 1985–1992. It was a critical time in history; one whose impact would shape future generations and help ensure their survival. On [...]
Ending Silence, Shame & Stigma
Posted on April 4, 2013 by A&U in Movies & TV, The Arts
[FILM] Ending Silence, Shame & Stigma: HIV/AIDS in the African American Family Directed by Kat Cheairs Dark Hollow Films Reviewed by V. Anderson Ending Silence, Shame & Stigma: HIV/AIDS in the African American Family looks back to the years before 1982, when AIDS was called GRID (“Gay-related infectious [more commonly, “immunodeficiency] disease” as identified by [...]
Playing the Field
Posted on March 27, 2013 by A&U in Music, Dance & Theater, The Arts
Rosanne Cash transcends all styles of music with her latest release and donates proceeds to a special church by Dann Dulin Rosanne Cash spells her first name minus an “e,” which usually fits between the “s” and the “a.” My guess is that she has instead transferred that letter to the beginning of the word [...]
Who Do You Know?
Posted on February 22, 2013 by A&U in Movies & TV, The Arts
V. Anderson talks with Sade Oyinade about making educational films that kids won’t laugh at I don’t remember much about the educational films I was shown as a kid, but I do remember mocking them intensely, both for their overbearing messages and for their out of date language and style. American English changes a lot [...]
Raising the Barre
Posted on February 16, 2013 by A&U in Music, Dance & Theater, The Arts
Dancers from Pennsylvania Ballet take Shut Up and Dance, and AIDS Fundraiser, to the next level by Chip Alfred It may be one of Philadelphia’s best-kept secrets, but it’s also one of the city’s biggest AIDS fundraisers and one of the most extraordinary, entertaining events of its kind. Shut Up and Dance, a project to [...]
Family Drama
Posted on January 15, 2013 by A&U in Movies & TV, The Arts
A Los Angeles health clinic launches a telenovela about a Fictional Latino family at risk to encourage HIV testing by Larry Buhl Los Angeles-based AltaMed Health Services’ Universal HIV Testing Initiative had a dilemma. It needed to promote routine HIV screening among all adults, adolescents, and pregnant women and encourage more Latino clients to get [...]
The Next Step
Posted on December 21, 2012 by A&U in Music, Dance & Theater, The Arts
dance4life, a global organization empowering youth in the fight against HIV, gains a foothold in the U.S. by Chip Alfred Ten years ago, it was just a dream. Dennis Karpes and Ilco van der Lind, two Dutch marketers concerned about the AIDS pandemic, imagined a world united to push back the spread of HIV. Using [...]
Undeniable Witness
Posted on October 8, 2012 by A&U in Movies & TV, The Arts
David France, Director of HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE, talks with V. Anderson About Our History of Fighting Back I’ve tried writing [fiction] scripts before. But I get over-attached to the truth, and maybe that’s the thing that keeps us journalists.” With a background in long-form journalism, director David France speaks of shaping the groundbreaking [...]
Heart and Soul
Posted on October 3, 2012 by A&U in Movies & TV, The Arts
In a New Documentary, Four Youth Affected by HIV Open Their Hearts and Bare Their Souls by Chip Alfred Photos Courtesy Border2Border Entertainment Our youth should be a time for self-discovery and dreaming about the future. Now imagine what it’s like to be a young person with your whole life in front of you, then [...]
One Singular Sensation
Posted on August 8, 2012 by A&U in Music, Dance & Theater, The Arts
Dance for Life Chicago Presents a Spectacular One-of-a-Kind AIDS Fundraiser by Chip Alfred Some of Chicago’s foremost dancers and choreographers have been doing something extraordinary one night each year for the past two decades. Members of six of the Windy City’s top dance companies donate their time for a special evening of performance, memories, and [...]
