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This summer, I spent five weeks in South Africa gaining a first-hand account of the country's AIDS pandemic. I visited hospices, orphanages and treatment centers, and spoke with those treating the disease, as well as those suffering from it. My documentary explores the roadblocks that stand in the way of stamping out the disease, namely fundamental misconceptions about HIV/AIDS among the country's poorer sects. It also looks at the challenges of treating such a large-scale pandemic. HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa has been a prominent issue this year, thanks to high profile work done by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bono and others. This documentary presents an in-depth look at treating the disease on the ground level. - - - - - Note: Shortly after the documentary was finished, the South African government revised its official position on HIV/AIDS, and now unequivocally views HIV as the cause of AIDS. It also now says that antiretroviral medication needs to be the focal point of treatment efforts. Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang and her herbal remedies have been marginalized.
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Review of Treating the Rainbow Nation: AIDS in South AfricaThis important story is comprehensively covered. The reporter talked with numerous people in many locations about a variety of issues. But so much information is given - statistics, medicinal regimes, etc. - without enough breathing space to take it all in. If this was a series of shorter news items that might not be such a problem. But it's difficult to sustain an hour-long piece in that format. The reporter often just simplifies what a speaker is about to say. And the sense of place is lost when links keep interrupting with no location sound underneath. The mostly present tense script occasionally lapses into past tense which is also a bit disorienting. I'm sure this was an incredible experience for what sounds like a young reporter - but the newsy style of narration distances us from that journey. However, many of the individual stories are compelling. And there was a beautiful moment captured in the first part - a woman talks about revealing her HIV+ status as a rooster crows in the background. Gentle, ironic, and real. For a moment, I was there. I wish I had been during more of the program. |
Timing and Cues
00:00-1:00: intro
1:00-6:00: news hole
6:00-23:21: segment 1
23:21-24:23: break 1
24:24-46:11: segment 2
46:11-47:11: break 2
47:12-57:11: segment 3
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Review of Treating the Rainbow Nation: AIDS in South Africa
Thank goodness there are still journalists that are interested in sharing real world news. Thank you for teaching us something with your story.