World AIDS Day Event: deepsouth
Documentary Film & Discussion
Monday, 01 Dec 2014 at 8:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
The documentary film deepsouth explores the stigma of HIV/AIDS in the rural American South. The film follows four people directly confronting the region's history, poverty, and now soaring HIV infection rates. Josh, a college student, seeks the support of an underground gay family miles away from his Mississippi Delta hometown. With no funds and few resources, Monica and Tammy try tirelessly to unite reluctant participants at their annual HIV retreat in rural Louisiana. Kathie, an Alabama activist, spends 120 days a year on the road fighting a bureaucracy that continues to ignore the South. A Skype Q&A with directors Lisa Biagiotti and Duy Linh Tu will follow the 70-minute film.Cosponsored By:
- Global Health & AIDS Coalition
- Global Resource Systems
- World Affairs
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.
Sign-ins are after the event concludes. For lectures in the Memorial Union, go to the information desk in the Main Lounge. In other academic buildings, look for signage outside the auditorium.
Lecture Etiquette
- Stay for the entire lecture and the brief audience Q&A. If a student needs to leave early, he or she should sit near the back and exit discreetly.
- Do not bring food or uncovered drinks into the lecture.
- Check with Lectures staff before taking photographs or recording any portion of the event. There are often restrictions. Cell phones, tablets and laptops may be used to take notes or for class assignments.
- Keep questions or comments brief and concise to allow as many as possible.