Metro Cinema Society: Fight Back, Fight AIDS w/ The Bicycle

Fight Back, Fight AIDS w/ The Bicycle

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:

Saturday December 02 at 9:00PM Tweet
Monday December 04 at 7:00PM Tweet

Fight Back, Fight AIDS: 15 Years of ACT UP

Director: James Wentzy

USA 2004, 75 min

In March 1987, the first AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) event took place on Wall Street. In the 15 years since the protest that shut down the world's financial center, ACT UP has been at the forefront of... view more

The Bicycle: Fighting AIDS With Community Medicine

Director: Katerina Cizek

Canada 2005, 14 min

Pax Chingawale pedals his bicycle over 20 km a day, visiting his neighbours from house to house. His travels take him to twenty villages, in Zomba District, southern Malawi, Africa. The Bicycle chronicles Pax's journeys as he battles AIDS at... view more