Letter Beyond the Walls
HIV and AIDS in Brazil
85 mins
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.
Veriano Terto Jr
Self
Valéria Petri
Self
Ricardo Tapajós
Self
Luiz Mott
Self
Celso Curi
Self
Ricardo Veronesi
Self (archive footage)
Paulo Cesar Bonfim
Self (archive footage)
Artur Kalichman
Self
Artur Timerman
Self
Andréia di Maio
Self (archive footage)
Brenda Lee
Self (archive footage)
Áurea Abbade
Self
Richard Parker
Self
Betinho
Self (archive footage)
Alberto Chebabo
Self
Beto de Jesus
Self
Lucinha Araújo
Self
Teresa Cristina de Barros
Self (archive footage)
Nair Brito
Self
Silvia Almeida
Self
Micaela Cyrino
Self
Carlos Araújo
Self (archive footage)
Eloan Pinheiro
Self
José Serra
Self
Renata Reis
Self
Brunna Valin
Self
Marcia Rachid
Self
Carué Conteiras
Self
André Canto
Director
Ricardo Farias
Editor
Roberto Prado
Original Music Composer
Carlos Baliú
Cinematography
André Canto
Writer
André Canto
Producer
Gabriel Estrela
Writer
Ricardo Farias
Writer
Gustavo Menezes
Writer