In honor of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness day, the Multicultural HIV Action Network and the Seattle Public Library present a screening and discussion of the film “deepsouth”.

“deepsouth” is a documentary about the neglected crisis of HIV/AIDS in the rural American South. Beneath layers of history, poverty, and now soaring HIV infections, three Americans redefine traditional Southern values to create their own solutions to survival. Josh, a college student, seeks the support of an underground gay family miles away from his suffocating Mississippi Delta hometown. With no funds and few resources, Monica tries tirelessly to unite reluctant participants at her annual HIV retreat in rural Louisiana. Kathie, an Alabama activist, spends 120 days a year on the road fighting a bureaucracy that continues to ignore the South.

ABOUT NBHAAD:
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) is an HIV testing and treatment community mobilization initiative for Blacks in the United States and across the Diaspora. There are four specific focal points: Get Educated, Get Tested, Get Involved, and Get Treated. For more information: http://nationalblackaidsday.org/

For more information about the film: http://www.deepsouthfilm.com/

For more information about the Seattle Public Library: http://www.spl.org