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Still Around

2011 · 82 min

A patchwork of intimate, human-scale portraits that moves between sorrow and resilience, asking quiet attention and leaving a lingering warmth.

Directed by: Robert Dekkers, Sade Huron

Overview: A feature length short film compilation that portrays 15 people living with HIV/AIDS from the San Francisco Bay Area. 16 well known local filmmakers collaborated with 15 protagonists to create 15 pieces that run from verite doc to experimental film, dance video, spoken words piece to straight forward doc weaving a diverse slate of stories into one powerful video aids quilt of our times.

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Directed by: Robert Dekkers, Sade Huron

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
healing
trauma
survival
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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