Letter Beyond the Walls

HIV and AIDS in Brazil

Letter Beyond the Walls reconstructs the trajectory of HIV and AIDS with a focus on Brazil, through interviews with doctors, activists, patients and other actors, in addition to extensive archival material. From the initial panic to awareness campaigns, passing through the stigma imposed on people living with HIV, the documentary shows how society faced this epidemic in its deadliest phase over more than two decades. With this historical approach as its base, the film looks at the way HIV is viewed in today's society, revealing a picture of persistent misinformation and prejudice, which especially affects Brazil’s most historically vulnerable populations.

Cast

Veriano Terto Jr

Self

Jacqueline Rocha Côrtes

Self

Márcio Roberto Macedo

Self

Valéria Petri

Self

Ricardo Tapajós

Self

Luiz Mott

Self

Celso Curi

Self

Jean-Claude Bernardet

Self

João Silvério Trevisan

Self

Ricardo Veronesi

Self (archive footage)

Paulo Cesar Bonfim

Self (archive footage)

Artur Kalichman

Self