Letter Beyond the Walls

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Letter Beyond the Walls

Release Date: September 26, 2019

Year	:	2019
Slogan	:	«HIV and AIDS in Brazil»
Genres	:	Documentary
Production Companies	:	Canto Produções, Descoloniza Filmes, Governo do Estado de São Paulo, Menezes Produções, MIZI
Director	:	André Canto
Producers	:	André Canto
Writers	:	Ricardo Farias, André Canto, Gabriel Estrela, Gustavo Menezes
RunTime	:	85 mins.

Letter Beyond the Walls reconstructs the trajectory of HIV and AIDS with a focus on Brazil, through interviews with doctors, activists, patients and other actors, in addition to extensive archival material. From the initial panic to awareness campaigns, passing through the stigma imposed on people living with HIV, the documentary shows how society faced this epidemic in its deadliest phase over more than two decades. With this historical approach as its base, the film looks at the way HIV is viewed in today's society, revealing a picture of persistent misinformation and prejudice, which especially affects Brazil’s most historically vulnerable populations.