Directed by Alex Stockley and Tom Barry Firecracker Films/Staying Alive Campaign No videos, no VJs, and no celebrity headliners marked this year’s World AIDS Day, as MTV and its grantmaking Staying Alive Campaign decided to unplug itself for one hour from its normal sexy venues in an effort to abate harmful stereotypes and to encourage twenty-something hipsters to empower themselves by taking an enlightened approach to HIV. Producers feel that at-risk youth, by talking openly about the virus, self-policing their own sexual behaviors, and getting [...]

Me, Myself & HIV promo from mtv staying alive on Vimeo. Meet Slim, twenty-one, and Angelikah, twenty-five. He’s from Lusaka, Zambia. She’s from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He’s an up-and-coming DJ and music producer; she’s a college student. Worlds apart, they share one bond—a positive serostatus. In a new documentary, Me, Myself & HIV, both share their stories of getting tested for HIV and what happened after getting their results and how they navigate the world of work, friends, and dating in the age of AIDS. Produced [...]

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