How to Tell a Secret + intro / World AIDS Day

Global Health Film Days og Cinemateket byder velkommen til en visning af How To Tell A Secret på World AIDS Day, 1. december 2023.

Lige fra starten af ??hiv/aids-pandemien har uvidenhed og misinformation ført til stigmatisering og yderligere marginalisering af personer, der blev testet positive for hiv. På trods af den moderne adgang til medicin, der gør at personer med hiv er non-detectable, forhindrer smitte, og giver mange mulighed for at leve et tilfredsstillende, glædeligt liv, står mennesker med hiv stadig over for store udfordringer, når de springer ud med som hiv-positive.

Formålet med dette event er at fremme en åben samtale om den historiske og moderne stigmatisering omkring hiv-diagnoser, samt at fremhæve den igangværende indsats og aktivisme hos dem, der arbejder for at ændre stigmatiseringen. Efter visningen vil et panel diskutere emnerne fra filmen samt igangværende aktiviteter som forsøger at stoppe stigmatiseringen omkring hiv/aids. Panelet vil undersøge, hvordan hiv-pandemien kan se anderledes ud med hensyn til de kulturelle, sociale, økonomiske og politiske kontekster samt fokusere på post-COVID-19 barrierer for hiv-forskning, finansiering og tilgængelighed. Eventet vil foregå på engelsk.

PANEL:

· Lena Skovgaard Andersen, Adjunkt og leder af School of Global Health, Københavns Universitet

· Kim Eluf Fischer Nielsen, Forperson i AIDS-linjen

· Michael Nebeling Petersen, Lektor og leder af forskningsprojektet ‘The cultural history of AIDS in Denmark’, Københavns Universitet



PROGRAM:

16.45 Velkommen

16.55 Filmvisning How To Tell A Secret

18.35 Paneldebat

19.00 Drink i Cinematekets foyer



PRESENTATION IN ENGLISH

Global Health Film Days and Cinemateket are hosting a screening of How To Tell A Secret on World AIDS Day, 1 December 2023.

From the start of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, ignorance and misinformation led to the stigmatization and further marginalization of individuals who tested positive for HIV. Despite modern-day access to medications that keep individuals non-detectable, prevent transmission, and allow many to live a fulfilling, joyful life, people with HIV still face major challenges when disclosing their status to others.

In the 2022 film How To Tell Secret, the main character Robbie Lawlor is a young man and activist from Ireland who tested positive for HIV over a decade ago. Since his diagnosis, Lawlor has challenged the ascribed notion of secrecy by being publicly open about his HIV+ status and empowering others to do the same. The film explores how stigma, secrecy, and advocacy play a role in disclosing or not disclosing status in contemporary Ireland.

This event intends to promote an open conversation about the historical and modern-day stigmatization surrounding an HIV diagnosis and highlight the ongoing efforts and activism of those working to change it. After the screening, a panel will discuss the topics from the film as well as ongoing activities to end the stigma around HIV/AIDS. The panel will explore how the HIV pandemic can look different regarding the cultural, social, economic, and political contexts as well as focus on post-COVID-19 barriers to HIV research, funding, and accessibility.

The event will be in English.

Panel: Lena Skovgaard Andersen, Assistant Professor and Director of the School of Global Health, University of Copenhagen, Kim Eluf Fischer Nielsen, Chairperson for AIDS-linjen, and Michael Nebeling Petersen, Associate Professor, Principal Investigator of the research project ‘The cultural history of AIDS in Denmark’, University of Copenhagen



Programme:

16.45 Welcome

16.55 Film screening How To Tell A Secret

18.35 Drinks in Asta Bar

18.40 Panel in Asta Bar

19.15 Thank you.