Letter Beyond the Walls
HIV and AIDS in Brazil
Overview
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.
Cast
Veriano Terto Jr
Self
Jacqueline Rocha Côrtes
Self
Márcio Roberto Macedo
Self
Valéria Petri
Self
Ricardo Tapajós
Self
Luiz Mott
Self
Celso Curi
Self
Jean-Claude Bernardet
Self
João Silvério Trevisan
Self
Ricardo Veronesi
Self (archive footage)
Paulo Cesar Bonfim
Self (archive footage)
Artur Kalichman
Self
