Seeds of Hope: HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia (2004)

Directed by

Dorothy Fadiman

Genre

documentary film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

How it feels

Five short documentary films show people in Ethiopia working to reduce stigma and stop the spread of HIV/AIDS. Activists, healthcare workers, and family members speak out about their experiences and efforts.

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What happens

Seeds of Hope: HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia is a set of five documentary films about individuals and organizations working to break the silence, lift the stigma and prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia. The films focus on activists, family members, humanitarian groups, and health care professionals, all acting as advocates for awareness. The films were directed by filmmaker, Dorothy Fadiman. The films are in Amharic with English subtitles. The five films in the series are: From Risk to Action: Women & HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia (2006), Breaking the Silence: Lifting the Stigma of HIV/AIDS (2006), Stepping Forward: Men Teaching and Learning about HIV/AIDS (2006), HIV/AIDS Awareness: Approaches to Prevention (2006), and Whose Children Are They Now?: AIDS Orphans in Ethiopia (2006). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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