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A childhood memory of the first night in a new home is reenacted to uncover what truth it holds, if any.
a poem for my captor: I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry a man standing on a hill rooted to the skin. holding a bucket filled with stones.Each stone marks a dream and celebration of truthI was raised by mother, mom. mommy.family1 met, Mother, mom, mommy. familyKnowing where I fit has never been my strong pointThe dream is filled… ⊕
2022, 12:21 minutes, colour
tapecode 797.02
A tribute to the late beloved friend, peer, activist and mentor Derek Yee in Toronto, Ontario who died alone at home waiting for a bed at Casey House, the HIV specialty Hospital of Canada. It is also a call to action to the world's only HIV specialty hospital to provide BIPOCs coordinated care 365/24/7
Jhonny Vaya Con Dios narrates Marvin “Jhonny” Girón’s experience with the health care system and institutionalized homophobia in El Salvador when he tests positive for HIV. Johnny faces living with a potentially fatal disease in a small, impoverished country with a less than stellar health system.