AIDS in Africa

199051 min 35 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Roger Pyke

Production: Simcha JacoboviciHenry GoldRoger PykeJohn TaylorRic Esther Bienstock

Script: Elliott Halpern

Co-produced by Roger Pyke Productions Limited and the NFB.

This film presents an uncompromising but compassionate investigation of the subject of AIDS in Africa, and raises many important questions about the virus:
How is AIDS spreading in Africa? What is being done to stop it?
Which are the high-risk groups?
How does one reach people who have no radios, televisions or newspapers?
What role has economic development played in the spread of AIDS?
What are the economic and cultural obstacles to stopping it?

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Subject categories

  • Health and Medicine > AIDSDeveloping CountriesSexuality and Reproduction
  • Sexuality and Reproduction > AIDSSexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Developing Countries > AfricaHealth and IllnessHealth in Africa

Credits

director
Roger Pyke
editing
Roger Pyke
producer
Simcha Jacobovici
Henry Gold
Roger Pyke
executive producer
John Taylor
Simcha Jacobovici
associate producer
Ric Esther Bienstock
script
Elliott Halpern
cinematography
Wolf Ruck
sound
Valentin Pricop
narrator
Kate Lynch
music
Stephen Price