Metro Cinema Society: Living With Slim & Their Brothers' Keepers

Living With Slim & Their Brothers' Keepers

A Common Compassion: AIDS Film Weekend

Dec 1 is World AIDS Day. In honor of this event, and in partnership with HIV Edmonton and the Ainembabazi Children's Project, Metro Cinema is pleased to present this weekend of films about the global AIDS pandemic. Tickets are $6 in advance, or regular Metro prices at the door. Contact Ainembabazi (ainembabazi.org) about advance tickets for Fri & Sun, and HIV Edmonton (hivedmonton.com) about advance tickets for Sat & Mon, or for more information.

Screenings:

Friday December 01 at 7:00PM Tweet
Sunday December 03 at 9:00PM Tweet

Living With Slim

Director: Sam Kauffman

USA 2004, 28 min, Beta SP

In many African countries, HIV/AIDS is called "Slim." In this film, seven African children, ranging in age from 6 to 17 years old, talk about what it's like to be HIV positive. Of the seven children, four are girls and... view more

Their Brothers' Keepers: Orphaned by AIDS

Director: Catherine Mullins

Canada 2005, 55 min, DVD

Theirs is no normal childhood. They are the millions of children whose parents have died of AIDS. They have no time to grieve. They are the parents. Filmed over a 7-month period, Their Brothers' Keepers goes inside Chazanga Compound, a... view more