My First Date With HIV
July 21, 2018The Shelly Videos – #1: The Betrayal Was to the Bone
July 23, 2018My First Date With HIV
July 21, 2018The Shelly Videos – #1: The Betrayal Was to the Bone
July 23, 2018The Shelly Videos were created by Edmond Kilpatrick, a filmmaker, artist and embodied storyteller.
The two videos, which premiered at the 22nd International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam on July 23, 2018, tell the story of Shelly, a woman living with HIV, and her struggles with the stigma attached to her diagnosis in her everyday life.
In the second video, In The Heart is a Reversible Organ, we see how Shelly’s diagnosis has affected her life, including her personal relationships with friends and family, including the discrimination, rejection and pain experienced. However, we also see her empowerment over the stigma and the embracement of those who stayed by her side.