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Human Rights Watch Film Festival presents
deepsouth
a film screening and discussion

Tuesday, February 11
7 p.m.
Free and Open to the Public

The HRWFF brings to life human rights abuses through storytelling in a way that challenges each individual to empathize and demand justice for all people. Films are shown around Tucson at various community locations, with the goal of community dialogue and community building through film. All screenings are free to the public, funded by a grant that allows the Loft to present this film series. All of the movies in the series feature post-film discussions facilitated by educators. Films are typically shown at 7pm, with a post-film discussion of about 30 minutes.

deepsouth
United States
Filmmaker(s): Lisa Biagiotti, Duy Linh Tu and Joe Lindquist

deepsouth explores the rural American South and the people who inhabit its most distant corners. Beneath layers of history, poverty, and now soaring HIV infections, four Americans redefine traditional Southern values to create their own solutions to survive. Josh, a college student, seeks the support of an underground gay family miles from his suffocating Mississippi Delta hometown. With no funds and few resources, Monica and Tammy tirelessly try to unite reluctant participants at their annual HIV retreat in rural Louisiana. Kathie, an Alabama activist, spends 120 days every year on the road fighting a bureaucracy that continues to ignore the South. Each of these stories shares a particular perspective on life with HIV in a region of the United States often ignored by politicians and the public – a point of view that turns out to be both educational and inspirational.

For more information visit: http://ff.hrw.org/film/deepsouth

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