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How to Tell a Secret

Directed by Anna Rodgers & Shaun Dunne2022Ireland99 mins

In the late 1980s, Silence=Death represented a grassroots movement to ensure that society was aware of AIDS. Over 30 years later, some parts of the world still struggle to acknowledge the reality of HIV. How to Tell a Secret is a beautiful and inspiring look at a small group of young people who are driven to tell the world what it’s like to live with HIV in Ireland.

Featuring first-person confessions about dealing with the disease from a diverse collection of individuals — including young men, migrant women, drag artists, and activists living with the disease — filmmakers Anna Rodgers and Shaun Dunne use theatrical recreations and captivating cinematic visions to capture the difficult but also inspiring lives of these courageous young people. This distinctive documentary hybrid combines real-world insights with pure poetic energy to build a vision that is intense and urgent. As they raise their voices against HIV and AIDS ignorance, the focused filmmakers create a captivating, inspired vision of a world that is open and ready to hear these stories.

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Anna Rodgers
Director
Shaun Dunne
Director
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Director
Anna Rodgers & Shaun Dunne
Year
2022
Country
Ireland
Running Time
99 mins
Language
English
Section
Streaming, Documentary Features, Closed Captioned
Program Note Writer
Brendan Peterson
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