"As powerfully revealed in "State of Denial," many high ranking members in the popularly elected government — sincere heirs to Nelson Mandela — don't believe the HIV virus causes AIDS. This single decision to doubt the link has turned a crisis into a catastrophe. With five million people infected and nearly two thousand new infections occurring daily, South Africa has the highest number of people living with HIV in the world.
The film takes viewers into the lives of people struggling to survive with HIV in the face of social stigma, a severe lack of access to lifesaving treatments, and their president Thabo Mbeki's controversial stance on the connection between HIV and AIDS. A film of quiet outrage, "State of Denial" weaves the personal with the political in an uplifting portrait of ordinary people struggling to survive." - Excerpt from the film's synopsis, to read more click here
While watching the film students will complete a graphic organizer on the nine of the people and one group featured in the film.
Lastly during and after the film students will answer the following five questions:
1. How does President Mbeki's attitude towards HIV make you feel?
2. What was the most difficult thing to understand in the film?
3. What are five things you learned watching this?
4. What are four questions you have?
5. Would you recommend this movie to other students, people in the community, your parents? Why or why not?
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