Visual Aids Movies

  • 2019
    The Lie

    The Lie

    The Lie

    02019HD

    The Lie is the latest in an ongoing series of short films by Carl George drawing on found footage and materials from the artist’s archive....

    The Lie
  • 2021
    I Am... a Long-Term AIDS Survivor

    I Am... a Long-Term AIDS Survivor

    I Am... a Long-Term AIDS Survivor

    02021HD

    Through a chorus of voices, Steed Taylor explores the difficulties of being a long-term AIDS survivor and the unexpected health problems facing many...

    I Am... a Long-Term AIDS Survivor
  • 2016
    Compulsive Practice

    Compulsive Practice

    Compulsive Practice

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    For the 2016 Day With(out) Art, Visual AIDS commissioned COMPULSIVE PRACTICE, a video compilation of compulsive, daily, and habitual practices by...

    Compulsive Practice
  • 2014
    Selections from the Ektachrome Archive

    Selections from the Ektachrome Archive

    Selections from the Ektachrome Archive

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    Lyle Ashton Harris' Selections from the Ektachrome Archive 1986–1996 is a snapshot from 1986–1996, chronicling the moments—now...

    Selections from the Ektachrome Archive
  • 2020
    This is Right: Zak, Life and After

    This is Right: Zak, Life and After

    This is Right: Zak, Life and After

    02020HD

    This is Right: Zak, Life and After is a portrait of Zak Kostopoulos, a well-known queer AIDS activist who was publicly lynched to death in Athens in...

    This is Right: Zak, Life and After
  • 2019
    Chloe Dzubilo: There is a Transolution

    Chloe Dzubilo: There is a Transolution

    Chloe Dzubilo: There is a Transolution

    02019HD

    Viva Ruiz invites transgender AIDS activist, artist, and beloved friend Chloe Dzubilo (1960–2011) to speak via never before seen Hi-8 footage...

    Chloe Dzubilo: There is a Transolution
  • 2018
    Visual AIDS

    Visual AIDS

    Visual AIDS

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    Working with artists, curators, and art institutions on a national and international scale, Visual AIDS has never stopped commissioning and...

    Visual AIDS
  • 2021
    滴水希望 (Hope Drops)

    滴水希望 (Hope Drops)

    滴水希望 (Hope Drops)

    02021HD

    A collaborative video project made with women living in Taiwan who use their cameras to process stress and stigma, and to share their experiences...

    滴水希望 (Hope Drops)
  • 2021
    In the Future

    In the Future

    In the Future

    02021HD

    In the Future tells the stories of people living with HIV in Mexico who have been unable to access treatment because of government corruption and...

    In the Future
  • 2014
    7 Years Later

    7 Years Later

    7 Years Later

    02014HD

    For 7 Years Later, Glen Fogel visited his ex-boyfriend Nathan Lee in Providence, RI and videotaped a conversation between the two of them. They...

    7 Years Later
  • 2018
    Sero Project

    Sero Project

    Sero Project

    02018HD

    The Sero Project is a U.S.-based network of people living with HIV (PLHIV) and allies fighting for freedom from stigma and injustice. Sero is...

    Sero Project
  • 2020
    They Called it Love, But Was it Love?

    They Called it Love, But Was it Love?

    They Called it Love, But Was it Love?

    02020HD

    They Called it Love, But Was it Love? depicts scenes from the lives of kothis living in India. Reduced to a “risk group” by public health...

    They Called it Love, But Was it Love?
  • 2014
    Evidence

    Evidence

    Evidence

    02014HD

    In evidence, Julie Tolentino’s naked, moving body articulates backward on her hands and knees, balancing a cluster of Asian medicine cups. The...

    Evidence
  • 2018
    The SPOT

    The SPOT

    The SPOT

    02018HD

    The SPOT (Safe Place Over Time) is dedicated to providing services and opportunities for wellness, empowerment, and leadership to young men in...

    The SPOT
  • 2019
    I'm Still Me

    I'm Still Me

    I'm Still Me

    02019HD

    I'm Still Me explores how digital platforms have created community and connections for Sian, a Black woman living with HIV and navigating the stigma...

    I'm Still Me
  • 2020
    Female Disappearance Syndrome

    Female Disappearance Syndrome

    Female Disappearance Syndrome

    02020HD

    Lucía Egaña Rojas challenges gendered representations of HIV and AIDS, investigating what Lina Meruane has termed “female...

    Female Disappearance Syndrome
  • 2021
    Nobleza(s) de Sangre

    Nobleza(s) de Sangre

    Nobleza(s) de Sangre

    02021HD

    Two fragmented interviews with artists living with HIV in Puerto Rico mediate an audiovisual invocation of the late Boricua poet Manuel Ramos Otero...

    Nobleza(s) de Sangre
  • 2017
    Stones and Water Weight

    Stones and Water Weight

    Stones and Water Weight

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    STONES & WATER WEIGHT responds to the need for new interpretations of HIV+ people. Mykki Blanco completes tasks that test the physical capabilities...

    Stones and Water Weight
  • 2018
    Tacoma Action Collective

    Tacoma Action Collective

    Tacoma Action Collective

    02018HD

    Tacoma Action Collective is a partnership of Black community organizers working in grassroots action and education. This video chronicles how the...

    Tacoma Action Collective
  • 2018
    VOCAL-NY

    VOCAL-NY

    VOCAL-NY

    02018HD

    VOCAL-NY (Voices Of Community Activists & Leaders) is a New York-based grassroots membership organization that builds power among low-income people...

    VOCAL-NY