Deepsouth (2014)

Directed by

Lisa Biagiotti

Genre

documentary film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 12m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at HIV/AIDS in the rural American South. Three people struggle with poverty, stigma, and high infection rates as they find their own ways to cope and help others.

eye-openingsoberingresilientintimateharrowingunsentimentalquietly urgentpersonal

What happens

Deepsouth is a 2012 American documentary film about the neglected HIV/AIDS crisis in the rural American South. Beneath layers of history, poverty, and soaring HIV infections, three Americans redefine traditional Southern values to create their own solutions to survive. On December 1, 2014, the film was self-distributed and digitally released. Seventy communities across the United States screened deepsouth for World AIDS Day with a 10-hour live-stream with cast/crew. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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