Sign-language AIDS-awareness film: SHARED HOPE (Scenarios from Africa)

A film in English with sign-language interpretation on screen. Synopsis: Annie is in despair. She confides her painful secret in her friend Myriam. Annie has just discovered she is HIV+. Myriam offers her words of reassurance and hope. But Annie, still in a state of shock and panic, reacts violently. How could Myriam have any idea what she is going through? Idea: Andréa Ouédraogo, aged 21 (Burkina Faso) / Directed by: Cheick Oumar Sissoko (Burkina Faso). The sign-language version was created by Frank van der Maas and colleagues with support from the Liliane Foundation. A SCENARIOS FROM AFRICA film (www.globaldialogues.org)