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A short, stark “docu-drama” in which two brothers orphaned by AIDS recreate their real-life struggles to find food and stay alive. They show the extremes to which boys will resort to survive, even sacrificing the most beloved possessions – and one brother’s willing to perform the ultimate sacrifice to ensure the survival of his sibling. The naturalistic performance of the two boys comes from them revisiting their own experiences. One out of three Swazi children under 15 have lost their parents to AIDS. Swaziland has the world’s highest HIV prevalence rate. This film shows one heartbreaking tragedy out of so many.

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GOOD: Bono: A Brief History
Bono has gone from consummate rock star to passionate advocate for change, gaining audience with the world's leaders and a reputation for being serious—and seriously informed—about African debt relief and the AIDS crisis.

25:11

Ewan & Charley: A Road Less Travelled - Part 3
In the final part of our exclusive 3-part series, Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman find out what's being done to support children affected by HIV AIDS in Malawi. Ewan and Charley describe their visit to the child care centre in rural Chimteka as a really positive experience, despite the fact most of the children there are orphans and have lost parents to HIV/AIDS. More than half a million children in Malawi have lost one or both parents because of AIDS, and 15 per cent of the population is now living with HIV. Centres like this new one at Chimteka are run by the community and supported by UNICEF. They provide young children with nourishing meals, basic health care and education. Ewan and Charley always wanted to get an insight into Africa and its people on this journey and as they reflect on their trip through Ethiopia, Uganda and Malawi they already understand the difficult issues that need to be tackled.

For more Ewan McGregor videos, visit the Ewan McGregor page

05:29

Balls Deep - Sewers of Bogota - Part 1 of 5
Vice correspondent Thomas Morton ventures beneath the streets of Bogota to learn about the life of Colombia's sewer urchins.

00:33

Salma Hayek for Mandela’s: It’s in our hands
Salma Hayek joins the many other celebrity advocates to support both World AIDS Day and Nelson Mandela’s 46664 charity, in search of awareness and a cure for the AIDS epidemic. She speaks with t5m about some startling statistics and how we must join together to fight the devastating effects of AIDS. ‘Over 30 countries say that the stigma and discrimination against people living with AIDS still lives on. And indeed continues to spread almost like the disease itself.’ Battling further discrimination against the millions of people living with the disease is a main objective in Nelson Mandela’s 46664 campaign.

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Ricky Gervais as advocate for 46664
Actor Ricky Gervais shares a few bone-chilling statistics with t5m. The comedian makes no jokes in sharing his support for both World AIDS Day and Nelson Mandela’s 46664 charity. ‘In the time it takes for me to tell you this, at least 3 sub-Saharan African children have been orphaned due to AIDS.’ That means that by the time you finish reading this, almost ten children have lost the love of a parent, home, and way of life, many before the age of 14. This rate is shockingly high. With the right medication, people living with HIV/AIDS can live a normal life, remaining able to take care of children and loved ones. It’s in our hands.

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46664: Christian Slater says - It’s in our hands
The AIDS epidemic is not to be ignored. While the 46664 concert event brought many musicians out to show their support in Nelson Mandela’s fight against the disease, many other celebrities came out to rally in support. Here, actor Christian Slater tells t5m some alarming facts about the rapid spread of the disease. In the 25 years since AIDS was registered as a disease, 65 million people have been infected, and over 25 million people have died. With support and awareness, this number can be decreased. It’s in our hands.

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Ewan & Charley: A Road Less Travelled - Part 2
In the second episode of this exclusive 3-part series Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman travel to northern Uganda to meet young people whose lives have been brutalised by being forced to fight in a rebel army. Northern Uganda has been in the grip of a war between the Ugandan government and a rebel group called the the Lord's Resistance Army for 20 years. Caught in the middle are civilians and their children often only 7 or 8 years old who are abducted by the LRA and terrorised into becoming child soldiers. Ewan and Charley hear first hand accounts from Richard and Sarah, two of the many children who have brutal stories to tell of abduction, fighting, rape and eventually release or escape. Child soldiers often spend eight years away from their families and when they return face the stigma of having fought for the rebels. On their return they are often still regarded by their families as a rebel soldier. UNICEF helps rehabilitate them back into their community and helps them overcome mental and physical trauma. The process can take two years. Ewan and Charley also deliver 'school-in-a-box' kits to Richard's school, and learn about a Catch Up Health programme.

For more Ewan McGregor videos, visit the Ewan McGregor page

05:07

VBS News - Inside Sudan - Part 2 of 5
The lost boys of Sudan.

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Pridgen - Fury Young
Once bodyguard to Muhammad Ali, drug dealer, junkie, number runner for the Black Mafia.Now Patient #119001368 at Rivington House for persons living with HIV/AIDS.See life through the eyes of Alexander Pridgen. To find out more about Fury Young , visit their profile Here. For more great films visit the Shooting People Channel.

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Afterman: A cautionary fable
Depicts the demise of mankind through metaphorical use of back-projected footage of blood and skin cells (filmed via microscope at the University of Auckland medical department).
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