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Positive: A Journey Into AIDS (1995)

Positive: A Journey Into AIDS poster
Directed by
Eamon Harrington, John Watkin
Genre
documentary film
Runtime
1h
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two actors from a daytime soap opera research HIV and AIDS to prepare for their roles as HIV positive teenagers. The film documents their interviews with medical experts and people living with the virus. It aims to educate viewers about the disease and its impact.

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What happens

"Positive: A Journey Into AIDS" is a 1995 episode of the American television anthology series ABC Afterschool Special, directed by Eamon Harrington and John Watkin. It was produced for the ABC Afterschool Special series. It followed actors Michael Sutton and Kimberly McCullough, who played Stone Cates and Robin Scorpio, respectively, as they researched HIV and AIDS for their roles as HIV+ teenagers on the long-running ABC daytime serial General Hospital. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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