Through Positive Eyes: Washington, D.C. is a 30-minute documentary about two HIV-positive protagonists: Mary Bowman (23), poet and performance artist; and D’Angelo Morrison (22), budding HIV/AIDS and LGBTQ youth advocate and activist. The film shows the journey Mary and D’Angelo take from overcoming discrimination from within their families and fear of disclosing their status publicly, to gaining the confidence and strength to become advocates for reducing stigma around HIV/AIDS.
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Mary
I’m twenty-three years old, and I’m bringing swag to HIV awareness. I’m swagtastic. I was born HIV-positive. My biological mother passed away of complications from AIDS. I really felt abandoned. I …
D'Angelo
My mother and I used to be very close before she found out that I was gay. We were inseparable. I was fourteen when she found out. Things started going downhill from there. She didn’t approve and we …
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Through Positive Eyes in Washington, D.C., was organized in partnership with ARTLAB+ at the Hirshhorn Museum and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. A coalition of sponsoring organizations included: La Clínica del Pueblo, Community Education Group, HIPS, Metro TeenAIDS, National Council of Negro Women, SMYAL, Us Helping Us, Whitman-Walker Health, and The Women’s Collective. Major funding was provided by The Herb Ritts Foundation, with additional funding from The Ford Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, International AIDS Society, and UCLA.