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World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, Programming Highlights (listed by time):
“Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt” (Logo, 7 AM & 5 PM ET/PT) In this Academy Award winning documentary narrated by Dustin Hoffman, squares of the AIDS quilt come to life as a diverse group of people celebrate the stories and lives of loved ones who died of AIDS-related causes.
“Brunch” (Q Television, 9 AM PT/12 PM ET) This live talk show will focus on the HIV/AIDS pandemic and feature discussions with medical professionals, politicians and activists .
“AIDS: A Pop Culture History” (VH1, 1:30 PM ET/PT) This VH1 News documentary follows the media’s reactions to AIDS. From the shock of Rock Hudson’s death to the acceptance and support of Magic Johnson’s announcement, we’ve come a long way.
“QTN World News” (Q Television, 4 PM PT/7 PM ET) A live update on medical achievements and the future outlook of HIV/AIDS.
“iThemba Hope” (Sundance Channel, 4 PM ET/PT) The Sinikithemba Choir's mission is to bring the world's attention to the more than 5 million South Africans who are HIV positive. The filmmakers follow Zinhle Thabethe, a 26-year-old HIV positive South African who travels with the choir to Boston for a performance at an international AIDS conference.
“On Q Live” (4:30 PM PT/7:30PM ET) The live studio show will focus on HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention.
“The Origins of AIDS” (Sundance Channel, 5 PM ET/PT) This documentary investigates a theory detailed in journalist Edward Hooper’s controversial book “The River,” addressing the possibility that the deadliest disease known to humankind came as a result of a risky, mass inoculation of an experimental polio vaccine during the late 1950s.
“Queer Edge” (Q Television, 6 PM PT/9 PM ET) Host Jack E. Jett observes World AIDS Day with a look at the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
“14 Million Dreams” (Sundance Channel, 6:45 PM ET/PT) An estimated 14 million children have been orphaned by AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. Giving faces and stories to this grim statistic, filmmaker Miles Roston presents interviews with five children from Kenya and Malawi who are making their way largely on their own, following the death of their parents.
“Orphans of Nkandla” (Cinemax, 7 PM ET/PT) This compelling documentary follows three families in rural Zululand, South Africa, to show how HIV/AIDS has affected the children.
“Tracking the Monster: Ashley Judd and India.Arie Confront AIDS in Africa” (VH1, 7:30 PM ET/PT) This VH1 News documentary chronicles two emotional journeys to Africa by Golden Globe nominee Ashley Judd and Grammy winner India.Arie. They travel to the front lines of the global fight against HIV/AIDS.
“Make it Real (to me)” (Sundance Channel, 8 PM ET/PT) Filmmaker Miles Roston updates the story of Kevin, a Kenyan AIDS orphan who was profiled in Roston’s 2003 documentary “14 Million Dreams.” An aspiring doctor who is now 16 years old on the eve of sexual maturity, Kevin has many questions about how to protect himself from AIDS.
“On the Frontlines of AIDS” (Discovery Channel, 8 PM ET/PT) Renowned journalist Sorious Samura works as an orderly in a hospital in Zambia, where the majority of the patients are HIV positive. After one month, Samura is left with the realization that for the war against HIV in Africa to be won, poverty, ignorance and African sexual attitudes have to be tackled head on.
“CBS News on Logo” (Logo, 9 PM ET/PT) In honor of World AIDS Day, CBS News on Logo delivers an in-depth report on AIDS and the latest health updates, studies and findings.
“Here to Remember” (here! TV, check listings) Hosted by Leslie Jordan (“Will & Grace,” “Sordid Lives”), this special includes a series of personal accounts from celebrities recounting personal tales of someone they’ve lost to AIDS.
MOVIES: “An Early Frost” (Logo, 1 PM ET/PT); “Angels in America” (Logo, 10 PM ET/PT); “The Greg Louganis Story” (Logo, 11 AM ET/PT); “Longtime Companion” (Logo, 9 AM & 7 PM ET/PT); “Our Sons” (Logo, 3 PM ET/PT); “Parting Glances” (here! TV, check listings). |
