https://video.visualaids.org Visual AIDS Video Commissions Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:41:48 +0000 https://video.visualaids.org en https://video.visualaids.org/Shuffle Thu, 09 Dec 2021 00:13:16 +0000 Visual AIDS Video Commissions https://video.visualaids.org/Shuffle Visual AIDS Video Commissions Visual AIDS commissions artists and filmmakers to create new short videos responding to the ongoing HIV and AIDS crisis. Every year a new video program premieres on December 1 to mark Day With(out) Art / World AIDS Day. Learn More︎︎︎ ︎ Reload this page to bring a new set of videos to the top.&nbsp;︎ https://video.visualaids.org/Index Sat, 11 Dec 2021 17:08:35 +0000 Visual AIDS Video Commissions https://video.visualaids.org/Index Visual AIDS Video Commissions Visual AIDS commissions artists and filmmakers to create new short videos responding to the ongoing HIV and AIDS crisis. Every year a new video program premieres on December 1 to mark Day With(out) Art / World AIDS Day. Learn More︎︎︎ https://video.visualaids.org/Artist-Index Fri, 10 Dec 2021 00:56:15 +0000 Visual AIDS Video Commissions https://video.visualaids.org/Artist-Index Artist IndexACT UP NYHoàng Thái Anh Camila Arce Shanti AvirganMykki Blanco Jorge BordelloKatherine CheairsDorothy Cheung Davina “Dee” Conner &amp; Karin HayesJosé Luis Cortés Gian Cruz Milko DelgadoGevi DimitrakopoulouCheryl Dunye &amp; Ellen SpiroRhys Ernst Glen Fogel Carl GeorgeBeau Gomez Cristóbal Guerra Imani Maryahm HarringtonLyle Ashton Harris Thomas Allen Harris David Oscar HarveyHi TigerMariana Iacono &amp; Juan De La Mar Las IndetectablesTom Kalin Danny Kilbride Jaewon Kim Clifford Prince KingMark S. King Kia LaBeijaCarol Leigh aka Scarlot Harlot Santiago Lemus &amp; Camilo Acosta HuntertexasTiona Nekkia McCloddenDolissa Medina &amp; Ananias P. Soria MikikiAbdul-Aliy A. Muhammad and Uriah BusseyMy BarbarianLili Nascimento &amp; Hiura FernandesCamilo Tapia FloresCamila Flores-Fernández Ray Navarro Nixie George Stanley NsambaNguyen Tan HoangLuna Luis Ortiz Vasilios Papapitsios Beto PérezPositive Women’s Network – USABrontez Purnell Lucía Egaña Rojas Viva RuizSero Project Iman Shervington Charan SinghThe Southern AIDS Living Quilt The SPOTNelson Sullivan Steed Taylor Tacoma Action CollectiveJustin B. Terry-Smith Julie Tolentino/Abigail Severance TourmalineJ Triangular and the Women's Video Support Project Kenneth Idongesit Usoro Gustavo Vinagre &amp; Vinicius Couto VOCAL-NY Jack Waters/Victor F.M. TorresJames WentzyKurt Weston Derrick Woods-MorrowJhoel Zempoalteca &amp; La Jerry https://video.visualaids.org/Participate Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:13:44 +0000 Visual AIDS Video Commissions https://video.visualaids.org/Participate &lt;Español&gt; <img width="600" height="600" width_o="600" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fdd70b011686c0d7c67b8bbd7a827fd454ad52299932016382c6013928b8c684/1989-DWA_Logo.white.png" data-mid="171169623" border="0" data-scale="13" data-no-zoom data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/fdd70b011686c0d7c67b8bbd7a827fd454ad52299932016382c6013928b8c684/1989-DWA_Logo.white.png" /> Participate in Day With(out) Art 2025Visual AIDS invites you to join us in marking Day With(out) Art 2025 with a free screening of Meet Us Where We’re At on or around Monday, December 1, 2025.Meet Us Where We’re At presents six new videos that forefront the experiences of drug users and harm reduction practices as they intersect with the ongoing HIV crisis. The program features work by&nbsp;Kenneth Idongesit Usoro (Nigeria), Hoàng Thái Anh (Vietnam), Gustavo Vinagre &amp;&nbsp;Vinicius Couto (Brazil/Portugal),&nbsp;Camilo Tapia Flores (Chile/Brazil), Camila Flores-Fernández (Peru/Germany), and José Luis Cortés (Puerto Rico). To register for updates about Day With(out) Art 2025, please complete the form below. Note that you will need to opt-in again even if you have registered to participate in a previous year. Download our outreach kit here to learn more about the coordination process. To participate, we ask that you... Identify a location for your screening event or looping presentation. Screenings can happen anywhere that community can gather to view and discuss video, including theaters, classrooms, lobbies, outdoor screens, and living rooms. We ask that screening events be free and open to the public, if possible. Choose a date for your screening.All six commissioned videos will be freely available to view and screen online starting the morning of December 1, World AIDS Day. We invite partnering institutions to plan screening events on November 30th, December 1st, or any other day in early December. Choose a date that will allow your screening to have maximum impact and attendance. Collaborate with local organizations.We encourage partnerships between museums, universities, AIDS service organizations, and other local groups. We can help connect you to other people in your area who are interested in supporting. Organize additional programming.Consider inviting local AIDS activists or artists to speak after your screening event. Other possibilities include inviting organizations to table, screening or presenting additional artworks, or holding an educational workshop. Share your event information with Visual AIDS.Later in the year, we will ask you to provide the details for your screening event. Visual AIDS will list and publicize all screening events on our website.&nbsp; Publicize and promote your participation.Spread the word and share information about why you are participating and what Day With(out) Art is. There is no cost to participate.Visual AIDS is proud to offer Day With(out) Art programming free of charge so that these videos can be seen as widely as possible. However, if your institution has a programming budget or a standard screening fee, we would greatly appreciate any contribution or donation. We would be happy to provide an invoice or tax deduction information as needed. Visual AIDS will provide... A free, one-hour video program —&nbsp;to be screened on/around December 1. Publicity materials —&nbsp;including a project logo, event description, video stills, and synopses for each video. A preview of the videos — because these are newly commissioned works, we will not be able to share the preview with you until later in the year. Captions and subtitles — given the international nature of this program, the videos will be produced in different languages. Visual AIDS will provide English and Spanish captions for the whole program. If you are interested in translating the videos into other languages, Visual AIDS can provide transcripts in advance. Resource guide — a printable booklet that provides more information about the issues raised by each video. An example can be seen here. Video download link — the final video program will be provided as a single .MOV file via a download link Frequently Asked Questions How long is the video program? The total runtime of the program will be between 50 and 60 minutes. A more specific runtime will be available closer to December 1. Does my screening event have to be on December 1?No! Day With(out) Art is traditionally observed on December 1, World AIDS Day. We invite partnering institutions to plan screening events on November 30th, December 1st, or any other day in early December. Choose a date that will allow your screening to have maximum impact and attendance. All commissioned videos will be freely available to view and screen online starting the morning of December 1, World AIDS Day. Can I preview the videos?Because these are newly commissioned works, we will not be able to provide a preview link until later this year. We expect to have a preview of the full program this fall. Please note that the video program may contain some nudity and/or depiction of some sexual acts. To get a sense of past Day With(out) Art video programs, visit video.visualaids.org. Can I screen one or two of the videos instead of the whole program?We ask that all of the videos are screened together, and the program will be provided as a single, continuous video file. Who should I invite to speak on a panel after my screening?We encourage partners to host conversations that consider the resonances and differences between the content of the videos and your own community. Consider reaching out to local AIDS organizations and scholars who work around HIV/AIDS, public health, and social justice. We will also provide a printable resource guide that contains discussion questions that can provide a structure for these conversations. We can also help brainstorm potential participants who are connected to Visual AIDS. How do I receive the videos?All of the videos will be combined into one .MOV screening file and shared via a digital download link later this year. What are the specifications for the video file? Quicktime ProRes 422 (Proxy) / 1920x1080 resolution / 48kHz sound Is there a cost to participate?We are proud to offer Day With(out) Art programming free of charge so that these videos can be seen as widely as possible. We rely on screening fees from participating institutions to make our work possible. Please consider making a contribution if your institution is able to. https://video.visualaids.org/Screenings-2025 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:43:25 +0000 Visual AIDS Video Commissions https://video.visualaids.org/Screenings-2025 Screenings Day With(out) Art 2025: Meet Us Where We’re At New York City Premiere ★ Sun, Nov 30, 2:30 pm: Whitney Museum Free with RSVPScreening event followed by a conversation with Vinicius Couto, Camilo Tapia Flores, and José Luis Cortés U.S. Screenings: New York Queens Museum (Flushing Meadows Corona Park Queens, NY 11368), Dec 7, looping presentation. This screening will be a looping presentation accompanied by an artmaking session for adults. (link) Museum of Chinese in America (215 Centre Street, New York, New York, 10013), Dec 3, 7:00 PM, screening event. Museum of Arts and Design (2 Columbus Circle, New York, New York, 10019), Dec 2, looping presentation. (link) New Museum of Contemporary Art, Nov 30, online screening event. The New Museum continues our long partnerships with Visual AIDS through participation in Day With(out) Art. As the museum continues construction on our expanded building, we’re offering a digital screening of this year’s commissioned shorts. Created by and for communities living with HIV/AIDS, screenings will be available on our website, November 30–December 7. (link) Anthology Film Archives (32 Second Ave., New York, New York, 10003), Dec 1, 7:00 PM, screening event. (link) The New School (Kellen Auditorium, room N101, 66 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, NY, 10011), Dec 2, 6:30 PM, screening event. Screening will be followed by a discussion and snacks. Co-presented by The New School Student Health Services, The New School Creative Writing Program, and The New School Genders and Sexualities Studies Institute. Grey Art Museum, NYU (18 Cooper Square, Room 101, New York, New York, 10003), Dec 2, looping presentation 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM on the hour. A drop-in zine making workshop centered on ideas of harm reduction and community care will take place from 1pm to 4pm. (link)New York University (721 Broadway, New York, New York, 10003), Dec 1, 10:00 AM, looping presentation. Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery (100 Nicolls Rd, Staller Center for the Arts, Stony Brook, NY, 11794), Dec 1, looping presentation. (link) George Eastman Museum (900 East Avenue, Rochester, New York, 14607), Nov 30, 2:00 PM, screening event. University Museums at Colgate University (13 Oak Dr, Hamilton, New York, 13346), Dec 1, 7:00 PM, screening event.Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College (Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College (CCS Bard), 33 Garden Rd., Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, 12504), Dec 5 &amp; Dec 12, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM, looping presentation. California HIV+ Aging Research Projec(The Mizell Center, 480 S Sunrise Way, Palm Springs, CA, 92262), Nov 30, 12:00 PM, screening event. This event will be coinciding with our 4th Annual Timothy Ray Brown Community Cure Conference Panel on Cure Research and will feature various people that have been cured of HIV. A panel discussion will follow the screening event. In addition, several panels from the AIDS quilt will be displayed over the weekend (link) Riverside City College, Dec 2, 9:35 AM, online screening event. Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (ICA LA) (1717 E 7th St, Los Angeles, CA, 90021), Nov 29, looping presentation. (link) Chapman University's History Department, Health Humanities and LGBTQ Studies (Orange, California), Dec 1, 5:00 PM, screening event. Screening is open for students only with an informal discussion to follow. Contact Dr. Lily Lucas Hodges for more details. Co-presented by Chapman University's History Department, Health Humanities and LGBTQ Studies Palm Springs Art Museum (101 N. Museum Dr., Palm Springs , CA, 92262), Dec 4, looping presentation. (link) Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College (120 W Bonita Avenue, Claremont, CA, 91711), Dec 1, 4:30 PM, screening event. (link) Arts Research Center, UC Berkeley (Hearst Field Annex D23, Berkeley, CA 94720, arts.berkeley.edu). Dec 1, looping presentation. (link) Colorado The Brakhage Center, University of Colorado Boulder (ATLAS 311, University of Colorado Boulder, 1125 18th St, Boulder, CO,&nbsp; 80309), Dec 1, 4:00 PM, screening event. Open to the public. (link) Galleries of Contemporary Art at UCCS (1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, Ent Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80918), Dec 1, looping presentation. Join GOCA in the main gallery for a looped film screening of Meet Us Where We're At. The films will be on-view inside of The Source Never Diminishes, a solo-exhibition by Nina Elder. (link) (Facebook) Connecticut Yale University (Yale Humanities Quadrangle, Room 136, 320 York Street, Room 136, New Haven, Connecticut, 06511), Dec 1, 6:00 PM, screening event. Introduction by Jackson Davidow, an art historian and Project Manager in the Public Engagement division, Yale Center for British Art. Event preceded by a screening of Derek Jarman’s Blue at 4:00 pm—introduced by Lily Waterton, the Jock Reynolds Fellow in Public Programs at the Yale University Art Gallery—and a light reception at 5:30 pm. (link) Center for the Arts, Wesleyan University (Ring Family Performing Arts Hall, 287 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Connecticut, 06457), Dec 2, 7:00 PM, screening event. The screening will be followed by an optional discussion and breakout sessions facilitated by student-leaders of Wesleyan Adolescent and Sexual Health Awareness (ASHA) and Wesleyan Harm Reduction Initiative (WesHRI), under the guidance of Joshua Lubin-Levy, Director of the Center for the Arts. (link) (rsvp) Real Art Ways (Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor Styh, Hartford, Connecticut, 06106), Dec 1, looping presentation. (link) Decolonial Sex Worker Empowerment Project, New Haven Pride Center (New Haven Pride Center, 50 Orange Street, New Haven, Connecticut, 06510), Dec 1, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, screening event. Join afterwards for a facilitated discussion about the films, and to learn more about fellow CT based projects and organizations working at intersections of harm reduction, racial justice, gender justice, disability justice and more. (rsvp) Decolonial Sex Worker Empowerment Project, Dec 7, 7:00 PM, online screening event. This virtual event serves as an affinity space for sex workers of the global majority. Presentation of the films will be followed with facilitated discussion, and an opportunity to connect with fellow sex workers in attendance. Registration and light screening required to attend. (link) Georgia High Museum of Art (1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30309), Nov 30, looping presentation. (link) Illinois Museum of Contemporary Art (220 E Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 60611), Nov 30, 2:00 PM, screening event. (link) (rsvp)Smart Museum of Art (5550 S Greenwood Ave, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 60637), Dec 1, looping presentation. Screening accompanied by a conversation with Chicago-based artist and activist Mary Patten. (link) (rsvp) International Museum of Surgical Science (1524 N Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois, 60610), Dec 1, 3:00 PM, screening event. (link) (rsvp) University Galleries of Illinois State University (11 Uptown Circle, Suite 103, Normal, IL, 61761), Dec 1, 12:00 PM, screening event. (link) Maine SPACE Gallery, Dec 1, 6:00 PM, online screening event. Virtual screening promotion in our calendar and online, looping video presentation during December First Friday Art Walk on Dec 5 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM on a monitor. (link) Massachusetts Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115), Dec 1, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, looping presentation. (link) Harvard Art Museums, Dec 1, 12:00 AM, online screening event. (link) MichiganGrand Rapids Pride Center (343 Atlas St SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49506), Dec 1, 5:00 PM, screening event. There will be a looping presentation 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, followed by a screening at 5:00 PM. (link) Missouri Stray Cat Film Center (1662 Broadway, Kansas City, Missouri, 64108), Dec 1, 7:00 PM, screening event. (link) (rsvp) Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Dec 1, 6:00 PM, online screening event. Following the virtual screening, a conversation with attendees will be moderated by Michelle Dezember, CAM Director of Learning and Engagement, and Crystal Ellis, owner of Crystallized Sexuality, LLC. (link) Montana Lambda Alliance - University of Montana (Branch Center, University Center, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, MT, 59812), Dec 4, 5:30 PM, screening event. Join the University of Montana Lambda Alliance to screen Meet Us Where We're At. Stop by the University Atrium from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. MST on December 1st to learn more about the film, World AIDS Day, a Day With(out) Art, and our student organization. New MexicoNew Mexico State University Art Museum (1308 E. University Ave., Las Cruces, NM, 88003), Dec 1, 4:00 PM, screening event. Screening will be preceded by short presentations from Museum Director Marisa Sage and Professor Dylan Blackston, speaking on artists, activists, and campus health resources. (link) North Carolina Western North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP) (Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood Street, 28801, NC, 28801), Dec 4, 4:30 PM, screening event. (link) Western North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP) (REVOLVE Art Space, 821 Riverside Drive, #179, Asheville, North Carolina, 28801), Dec 7, 6:00 PM, screening event. (link) Western North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP) (Firestorm Books, 1022 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC, 28806), Dec 10, 6:00 PM, screening event. (link) Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College (Belk Visual Arts Center, 315 N. Main Street, Semans Lecture Hall (VAC 117), Davidson, North Carolina, NC), Dec 1, 4:30 PM, screening event. Screening will be introduced by Davidson College Health Education Advisors who will speak about HIV/AIDS in the Davidson community. The screening will be accompanied by a shrouding of campus sculptures for 24 hours. (link) Ohio Cineseries (Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 N High St, Columbus, Ohio, 43210), Dec 1, 1:00 PM, screening event. Screening will be followed by an informal discussion. (link) (rsvp) Stonewall Columbus, Inc. (Stonewall Columbus, Inc., 1160 N High St, Columbus, OH, 43201), Dec 1, looping presentation. (link) Rosewood Arts Center (2655 Olson Dr., Kettering, OH, 45420), Dec 1, looping presentation 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. (link) Pennsylvania Wood Street Galleries, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust (601 Wood Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222), Dec 3, looping presentation. (link) Lehigh University Art Galleries and the Pride Center at Lehigh University (Lehigh University, E.W. Fairchild Martindale Library, Room 520, 8 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18015), Dec 1, 12:00 PM, screening event. Lunch will be provided while participants watch the screening, followed by a discussion facilitated by staff from the Pride Center. Participants will also tour Lehigh University Art Galleries' Exhibition PastFORWARD - LGBTQ+ ARTISTS: SHOW AND TELL. (link) (rsvp) Rhode Island RISD Art Museum (20 N Main Street, Providence, RI, 02903), Dec 4, 6:30 PM, screening event. RSVP required. (link) South Carolina Harriet Hancock Center (1108 Woodrow St, Columbia, SC, 29205), Dec 1, 7:00 PM, screening event. Screening followed by a conversation and Q&amp;A with the Film Director. (link) Tennessee Memphis Brooks Museum of Art (1934 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN, 38104), Nov 30, 2:00 PM, screening event. (link) Texas The Contemporary Austin (Jones Center, 700 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX, 78701), Nov 30, 4:00 PM, screening event. Day With(out) Art will coincide with the current exhibition, "Teddy Sandoval and the Butch Gardens School of Art." (link) (rsvp) Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (3200 Darnell Street, Fort Worth, TX, 76107), Dec 2, 2:00 PM, screening event. (link) (Facebook) The Art Galleries at TCU (The Art Galleries at TCU, Moudy North Building, Room 132, 2805 S. University Drive, Fort Worth, TX, 76109), Dec 1, looping presentation 4:00 PM–6:00 PM. Oak Cliff Cultural Center (Spacy, 1300 S Polk Street, 160a, Dallas, TX, 75208), Dec 3, 7:00 PM, screening event. Tamera Garrett (featured in Here We Are: Voices of Black Women Who Live with HIV of the Day With(out) Art 2022 film series Being and Belonging) will introduce the Day With(out) Art 2025 film series Meet Us Where We're At. Refreshments will be served. (link) Utah Utah Museum of Fine Arts (410 Campus Center Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah , 84112), Dec 3, 6:00 PM, screening event. The screening at Utah Museum of Fine Arts is part of a broader program that includes a community conversation and artmaking. The panel following the film includes Dr. Harry Rosado (Retired Infectious Disease Specialist, University of Utah Health), Sequan Kolibas (Executive Director, Hope on TTaPP), Dr. Virginia Solomon (Assistant Professor, University of Utah Honors College), and Kimberley Farley, MSW, MA (HIV Prevention Manager for the Utah Department of Health and Human Services). Virginia The Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University (601 W Broad St, Richmond, Virginia, 23220), Dec 5, 6:30 PM, screening event. The ICA will present Visual AIDS' 2025 curated film program Meet us Where We're At and Marlon Riggs' 1993 documentary Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien, featuring activist and poet Assotto Saint. The public and community partners working in harm reduction and related fields are invited to share resources and reflect on the films. (link) AIDS Response Effort, Inc. (Alamo Drafthouse Winchester, 181 Kernstown Commons Blvd, Winchester, VA, 22602), Dec 3, 7:00 PM, screening event. (link) Washington Yakima Pride (Valley Mall, 2529 Main St, Union Gap, WA, 98903), Dec 1, 5:30 PM, screening event. The screening event will serve as an evening of art, remembrance, and community. Participate in a thought-provoking community discussion following the screening, giving us a chance to reflect together on the films and their powerful themes. Complimentary snacks and beverages will be provided. (link) (rsvp) Washington D.C. The Lily and Earle M Pilgrim Art Foundation (David Bethuel Jamieson Studio House at Walbridge, 3229 Walbridge PL NW, Washington, DC, 20010), Dec 1, 6:00 PM, screening event. Screening and potluck, with a conversation with Peter Stebbins. (link) (rsvp)Wisconsin Cactus Club (2496 S Wentworth Ave., Milwaukee, WI, 53207), Dec 1, 7:00 PM, screening event. (link) (Facebook) Wisconsin Union Directorate Art Committee (The Marquee, 1308 W Dayton St, Madison, Wisconsin, 53715), Dec 1, 7:00 PM, screening event. (link) International Screenings: Austria MuseumsQuartier Wien (Museumsplatz 1, Wien, 1070, Austria), Dec 1, 6:00 PM, screening event. (link) Belgium Beursschouwburg (Beursschouwburg, Auguste Ortsstraat 20-28, Brussel, 1000, Belgium), Dec 2–Dec 5, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM, looping presentation. (link) Majestic (De Cinema, Maarschalk Gerardstraat 4, 2018 Antwerp, 2018 Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium), Dec 3, 7:45 PM, screening event. This screening is part of a festival called ARTISTS AGAINST STIGMA, taking place from November 30 until December 3. (link)Brazil ONG Somos (Cinemateca Capitólio, Rua Demétrio Ribeiro, 1085,&nbsp; Centro Histórico, Porto Alegre, RS, 90010-311, Brazil), Dec 1, 7:00 PM, screening event. Pelo quarto ano consecutivo, a ONG Somos, em parceria com a Cinemateca Capitólio, realiza o Day With(out) Art em Porto Alegre. Após a exibição, haverá uma conversa com organizações que atuam na área de HIV/AIDS. (link) Canada Victoria Arts Council (The Bay Centre, 1150 Douglas Street, (lower level; Victoria Arts Council pop-up), Victoria, BC, V8W 1N1, Canada), Dec 1, 7:00 PM, screening event. In recognition of AVI Health &amp; Community Services (formerly AIDS Vancouver Island), established in 1985, this year is the 40th anniversary. (link) Video Pool Media Arts Centre (221-100 Arthur street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 1H3, Canada), Dec 1–5, looping presentation. Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery (101 Queen St N, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 6P1, Canada), Dec 4, 6:00 PM, screening event. Screening followed by community discussion and collaborative art workshop. (link) Digital Arts Resource Centre &amp; Qu'ART (DARC Microcinema, 67 Nicholas St.,&nbsp; Ottawa, ON, K1N 6E2, Canada), Dec 1, 6:00 PM, screening event. Screening followed by artist talk. Program will loop Dec 2 - 4, 10:00 AM–5:00 PM. (link) AIDS Community Care Montreal (Centre Saint Pierre, 1212 Rue Panet, Montreal, Quebec, H2L 2Y7, Canada), Dec 1, 7:30 PM, screening event. In collaboration with TOMS and culminating the AIDS Community Care week, the Day With(out) Art screening will take place right after the World AIDS Day Vigil in the Montreal Village. (link) Concordia University, Nov 28, 6:00 PM, online screening event. NSCAD University (Carbon Arc Cinema, 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3A6, Canada), Dec 1, 8:00 PM, screening event. In collaboration with the Severely Queer Caucus of NSCAD University, open to the public. (link) Viral Interventions (CineCycle, 129 Spadina Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M5A 1J7, Canada), Nov 30, 7:00 PM, screening event. (link) StFX Art Gallery (DEC Lounge, 5555 Union Place, Antigonish, NS, B2G 2W5, Canada), Dec 1, 6:00 PM, screening event. In collaboration with the Manager of Human Rights, Equity, and 2SLGBTQIA+ Student Inclusion, and X-Pride Student Society. (link) (Facebook) Chile Fundación Savia (Centro Cultural de España, Avenida Providencia 927, Santiago, Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile), Dec 1, 5:00 PM, screening event. Organizan / Colaboran: Un Cuerpo en Expansión, Fundación Savia, Centro Cultural de España, Mapa LGBTI+, Fundación Mecenas. (@ongsavia) (@incorregibles.festival) Colombia Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellín (MAMM) (Carrera 44 #19A-100, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia), Nov 30, 3:00 PM, screening event. (link) Cinemateca de Bogotá (Cra 3 # 19-10, Bogotá, 110311, Colombia), Nov 30, 7:00 PM, screening event. (link) Instituto Distrital de las artes (Galería Santa Fe - Instituto Distrital de las Artes (Carrera 1A entre Calles 12C y, Cl. 12D, Bogotá, 111711, Colombia), Nov 30 – Dec 31, looping presentation. (link) Costa Rica Positivxs (Lado V Teor/ética, Calle 7 y Avenida 11, San José, Costa Rica), Dec 2, 6:00 PM, screening event. Seguido de conversación con el Equipo de Positivxs. (link) Finland PUBLICS (Sturenkatu 37-41 4b, 00550, Helsinki, 00550, Finland), Dec 4, 5:00 PM, screening event. (link) France Galerie Arnaud Lefebvre (10 rue des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 75006, France), Dec 1, 6:00 PM, screening event. (link) Germany we are village (Kurfürstenstrasse, 31/32, Berlin, Wählen Sie eine Region, Bundesland oder Provinz., 10785, Germany), Dec 1, 2:00 PM, screening event. On World AIDS Day, and closing of a 5 day observation of HIV / AIDS, Village Berlin holds a special ceremony to unite around issues associated with HIV and AIDS. The event includes creating an altar as a group, holding a small ceremony, followed by Visual AIDS film program. (link) Kule e.V. (Kunsthaus Kule, Augustrasse 10, Berlin, Berlin, 10117, Germany), Dec 1, 6:00 PM, screening event. (link) Greece Athens Museum Of Queer Art (AMOQA, Manousogianni 6, Athens, 104 45, Greece), Dec 1, 6:00 PM, screening event. (link) Ireland Golden Thread Gallery (23-29 Queen St, Belfast, BT1 6EA, United Kingdom), Dec 2, 4:00 PM, screening event. RSVP required. (link) (rsvp) Italy Centro per l'arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci (Viale della Repubblica 277, Prato, PO, 59100, Italy), Dec 1, looping presentation. Screening will be preceded by two meetings with local schools. The meetings are organized with local AIDS activists, and they act as a moment to discuss prevention and healthcare systems currently available in Italy. The screening will be followed by a meeting with prominent Italian artists and writers to discuss how HIV-AIDS has been narrated throughout the years. (link) Japan Normal Screen (Pole Pole Za, 4‑4‑1 Higashi-Nakano, Tokyo, Japan), Dec 1, 8:00 PM, screening event. Co-presented by Normal Screen and Research Project for Enhancing Health Promotion Through Comprehensive Support for People Who Use Drugs. Screening will be followed by a talk with Meba Kurata and DJ POIPOI. (link) Madagascar Queer Place (Le Terrier 2.0, 3GQC+J8P, Isoraka, Antananarivo, Analamanga, 101, Madagascar), Dec 1, looping presentation. After each presentation there will be discussions with activists&nbsp; and queer community as part of the programme Aro Nofo for the entire month of December. Mexico FACC* Festival (Sebastian de los Milagros, Plaza de la Capilla N3, Zipolite, Oaxaca, 70902, Mexico), Dec 1, 6:30 PM, screening event. Screening followed by a conversation with Luis Mayorquin co-founder and curator of FACC* Festival.&nbsp;(link)FACC* Festival (Centro Cultural Xavier Villaurrutia, Av. de los Insurgentes Centro Glorieta del Metro insurgentes Locales 11 y 12, Ciudad de México, Ciudad de México, 06700, Mexico), Dec 1, 6:30 PM, screening event. Screening followed by a conversation with Alley Belladona multi-disciplinary artist and queer rights activist and collaborator of FACC* Festival. (link) cepa (Alfareros 1, Loma Bonita, Tlaxcala, 90090, Mexico), Dec 3, 6:00 PM, screening event. Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes (Palacio de Bellas Artes, Av. Juárez s/n esq. Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas, Col. Centro, Alcaldía Cuauhtémoc, Ciudad de México, Mexico), Dec 5, 6:00 PM, screening event. (link)Museo Cabañas (Hospicio Cabañas) (San Juan de Dios, 44360 Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico), March 21, 3 PM, screening event. Screening followed by “From Stigma to the Intersectoral Table”, a conversation with the Secretary of Health and CONASAMA and activists from five states. Concluding with a signing of the “Compromiso Cabañas”: Formalization of the Intersectoral Working Group on CSS and Mental Health in Jalisco. The NetherlandsCasco Art Institute: Working for the Commons, Dec 1, 12:00 PM, online screening event. (link) Nigeria ★ 16/16 (16 Kofo Abayomi Street, 2nd Floor, Lagos, 101241, Nigeria), Dec 7, 6:00 PM, screening event. Screening followed by a conversation with commissioned artist Kenneth Idongesit Usoro. (link) (link) PanamaLa Búsqueda &amp; Panamá Cuir (YMCA , Ancón, C. Gorgas, Ciudad de Panamá , Provincia de Panamá, Panama), Dec 4, 7:30 PM, screening event. Pakistan Pride Pakistan, Dec 1, 5:00 PM, online screening event. Following the screening, join for a live conversation hosted by Ali Raza Khan, founder of Pride Pakistan. We’ll reflect on the films, share community insights, and explore how art can drive healing and advocacy. (link) (rsvp) Philippines Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (The Loop, 12/F, Design + Arts Campus, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, P Ocampo St, Malate, Manila, 1004, Philippines), Nov 21, 11:30 AM, screening event. Poland QueerMuzeum Warszawa and Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej Warszawa (KinoMuzeum, Marszałkowska 103, Warszawa, 00-110, Poland), Dec 1, 6:00 PM, screening event. Screening introduced by artist Szymon Adamczak and followed by a conversation with writer Aleksandra Zbroja and sociologist Agata Dziuban, which will explore Polish context of AIDS/HIV and harm reduction. (link) Galeria Miejska Arsenał (Stary Rynek 6, Poznań, 61-772, Poland), Dec 1, 6:00 PM, screening event. (link) (Facebook) Spain La Casa Encendida (Ronda de Valencia 2, Madrid, 28012, Spain), Dec 2, 6:00 PM, screening event. (link) Switzerland KASKO (Burgweg 15, Basel, 4058, Switzerland), Nov 30, 1:00 PM-–7:00PM &amp; 8 PM, screening event. Accompanying food and program by Radio Erleperle, the VVWBB Association and the team of the queer film festival Lust*streifen. (link)Positive Life Festival (Le Cinématographe, All. Ernest-Ansermet 3, Lausanne, Vaud, 1003, Switzerland), Nov 30, 4:00 PM, screening event. Screening followed by a discussion with chemsex specialists (academic and health professionals) followed by a screening of 120 Battements par minute. (link) TaiwanTaiwan HIV Story Association (NOW Space, 3F &amp; 4F., No. 58, Yanping S. Rd, Zhongzheng Dist, Taipei City, 100, Taiwan), Dec 21, 4:00 PM, screening event. United Kingdom Homotopia (FACT, 88 Wood Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 4DQ, United Kingdom), Nov 30, 12:00 PM, screening event. (link) (rsvp) Uganda Makerere University, Dec 1, 4:00 PM, online screening event. Kakyoproject (Alliance francaise, Plot 52 Bukoto St, Kampala, Uganda), Dec 1, 6:00 PM, screening event. This is part of Uganda human rights film screening programming by kakyoproject.org. (link) https://video.visualaids.org/Commissioned-Videos-2025 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:47:11 +0000 Visual AIDS Video Commissions https://video.visualaids.org/Commissioned-Videos-2025 Day With(out) Art 2025: Meet Us Where We’re At Video Synopses Camilo Tapia Flores, Realce (Highlight) <img width="2279" height="1535" width_o="2279" height_o="1535" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8e5a69f15b08dee2ec5bac3958a45fac69a883da2b23764bf90cb3f7d1adbb8a/Tapia-Flores---Realce.JPG" data-mid="239684060" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8e5a69f15b08dee2ec5bac3958a45fac69a883da2b23764bf90cb3f7d1adbb8a/Tapia-Flores---Realce.JPG" /> Realce is a documentary short following two HIV-positive friends, DJ Deseo and porn actor Fernando Brutto, during one of their performances at Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival. The duo move through the streets of Rio and Carnival “blocos,” sharing their reflections on friendship, undetectability, their relationship with sex, and drug use within their own community. About the artist Camilo Tapia Flores (he/him) is a Latin American queer artist, journalist, and DJ whose work reflects his experience as HIV-positive, focusing on bringing HIV discussions into the spaces he inhabits. From 2019 to 2022, he actively collaborated with the JEVVIH association to promote HIV awareness on Chile’s public agenda. Now based in Rio de Janeiro, he continues his activism within the underground electronic scene, raising awareness through his art and presence in the community. Hoàng Thái Anh, The Sisters’ Journey <img width="2560" height="1440" width_o="2560" height_o="1440" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4785d116b7ce5035aafd46210555008650128c76ef8aaf860f4a407558e5a913/Screen-Shot-2025-10-09-at-5.01.09-PM.png" data-mid="239984870" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4785d116b7ce5035aafd46210555008650128c76ef8aaf860f4a407558e5a913/Screen-Shot-2025-10-09-at-5.01.09-PM.png" />Through a documentary style, The Sisters’ Journey explores the daily life of a transgender woman in Vietnam using drugs. The film delves into her fear of stigma, struggles she faces, and the vital role of harm reduction services and healthcare available to her. About the artist Hoàng Thái Anh (he/him) is an advocate for the health rights of marginalized communities in Vietnam, particularly transgender individuals, sex workers, and drug users affected by HIV. With a passion for storytelling through video, he collaborates with advisory boards, community members, and stakeholders to create impactful short films that highlight the challenges these communities face, focusing on healthcare access and harm reduction. His work ensures that their voices are heard and their experiences are authentically represented. José Luis Cortés, ¿Por qué tanto dolor? (Why so much pain?) <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a539bfca85906748d459a1c317d466666652773860fce0e554d79e34fde7e661/Jose-Luis-Cortes_Por-que-tanto-dolor_-Why-So-Much-Pain_.JPG" data-mid="239684065" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a539bfca85906748d459a1c317d466666652773860fce0e554d79e34fde7e661/Jose-Luis-Cortes_Por-que-tanto-dolor_-Why-So-Much-Pain_.JPG" /> Instead of asking, “Why so much meth in the gay community?,” Cortés’s experimental film provokes the deeper question, “Why so much pain?” The film delves into the emotional and social wounds that fuel addiction and risk-taking behaviors. About the artist José Luis Cortés (he/him) is an artist who works across painting, performance, and video, best known for artwork inspired by his time in New York City in the early 1990s. A native Philadelphian, Cortés’ very personal work reflects the underbelly of gay life, documenting a life on the fringes of society: of sex workers, addiction, and of a rapidly-changing landscape. Through his work he validates his world and voices his identity as both a gay man and as a Puerto Rican. Cortés’ work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the country as well as in Europe. His work has been reviewed in The New York Times, Art in America, Out Magazine, and many other publications. Camila Flores-Fernández, Ghost in the Park <img width="2560" height="1440" width_o="2560" height_o="1440" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8bea65a130749cedb4ed45dcfe521014ca7090f3da63eeab3211189b09bcb3c6/Screen-Shot-2025-10-09-at-5.06.26-PM.png" data-mid="239984873" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8bea65a130749cedb4ed45dcfe521014ca7090f3da63eeab3211189b09bcb3c6/Screen-Shot-2025-10-09-at-5.06.26-PM.png" /> Ghost in the Park traces the narratives of the community of Görlitzer Park, an area in Berlin known for public drug use and trade. Highlighting “drug consumption buses” that promote safer use and aim to reduce HIV transmission among drug users, the space of the bus is taken as an axis through which the experiences and feelings of the community around the park are amplified. About the artistCamila Flores-Fernández (she/her) is a Peruvian researcher and artist currently based in Berlin. She holds an MSc in Cultural Anthropology (KU Leuven) and is a current MA student in the EMJMD Media Arts Cultures and Erasmus Mundus scholar. Her work centers around marginalized communities and employs ethnographic and collaborative methodologies. Kenneth Idongesit Usoro, Voices of Resilience <img width="2560" height="1440" width_o="2560" height_o="1440" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2bbbbf32f99c69b39136207f7aa9061f277ac488c73aa5d023a1a8f03459271e/Screen-Shot-2025-10-09-at-4.52.34-PM.png" data-mid="239682113" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2bbbbf32f99c69b39136207f7aa9061f277ac488c73aa5d023a1a8f03459271e/Screen-Shot-2025-10-09-at-4.52.34-PM.png" /> Voices of Resilience follows the lives of queer individuals and drug users living with HIV in Nigeria. Through personal interviews and experimental visual storytelling, the film shows the protagonists’ worlds as they seek out underground harm reduction services. About the artist Kenneth Idongesit Usoro (he/him) is a young Nigerian filmmaker and Executive Director of The Colored Space, a studio championing LGBTQ+ voices. Specializing in documentary and experimental storytelling, Kenneth tackles stigmas faced by marginalized communities, particularly queer people. His work emphasizes resilience and harm reduction, using film to inspire dialogue, foster understanding, and drive social change. Passionate about authentic narratives, Kenneth leverages his creative platform to empower communities and break down barriers through impactful storytelling. Gustavo Vinagre and Vinicius Couto, chempassion <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c709f383087fa03ed1fab6348599cb13016922705951a0552e8fa34aeaa27f8e/Vinagre---Couto---Surubinha-aditivada.jpg" data-mid="239683758" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c709f383087fa03ed1fab6348599cb13016922705951a0552e8fa34aeaa27f8e/Vinagre---Couto---Surubinha-aditivada.jpg" />In the magical realist film, chempassion, a gay man reminisces about his orgy days and chem sex, contemplating what the future holds for himself and his close relationships. About the artistsGustavo Vinagre (he/him) is a filmmaker and documentarian who has written and directed over 14 short and six feature-length films. Having studied literature at the University of São Paulo in Brazil and film at the EICTV school in Cuba, Vinagre holds a prolific career spanning over 10 years, with films that are known for their vibrant queerness and their intimate approach to image and sound. The award-winning Three Tidy Tigers Tied a Tie Tighter was his first fiction feature film and premiered at Berlinale Forum in 2022. His films have won more than 100 awards and have been featured twice in Cahiers du Cinéma. Vinicius Couto (he/him) is a Brazilian artist and creative director based in Portugal, whose work explores the intersections of gender, race, sexuality, and LGBTQIA+ identity from a post-structuralist perspective. He has participated in residencies and exhibitions at institutions such as the Cairo Biennale 2018/2023, MAM-SP, and CMA Hélio Oiticica. In 2021, he held his first solo exhibition at EtopiaZgz (Spain) and was invited to perform at André Breton's house in France. In 2022, he presented the installation "Pro_cu.rar.se" in Lisbon. He is currently the curator of the Palácio do Grilo in Lisbon, continuing to investigate contemporary sociocultural and political dynamics.&nbsp; https://video.visualaids.org/Watch-Meet-Us-Where-We-re-At Tue, 21 Oct 2025 18:36:48 +0000 Visual AIDS Video Commissions https://video.visualaids.org/Watch-Meet-Us-Where-We-re-At Watch&nbsp;Meet Us Where We’re At Meet Us Where We’re At is available with English above and Spanish, French, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Taiwanese Mandarin, Turkish, Urdu, and Vietnamese subtitles below. (Use the settings button to change the subtitles.) Camilo Tapia FloresRealce (Highlight) Realce is a documentary short following two HIV-positive friends, DJ Deseo and porn actor Fernando Brutto, during one of their performances at Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival. The duo move through the streets of Rio and Carnival “blocos,” sharing their reflections on friendship, undetectability, their relationship with sex, and drug use within their own community.︎︎︎ Read more in the resource guide About the artist Camilo Tapia Flores (he/him) is a Latin American queer artist, journalist, and DJ whose work reflects his experience as HIV-positive, focusing on bringing HIV discussions into the spaces he inhabits. From 2019 to 2022, he actively collaborated with the JEVVIH association to promote HIV awareness on Chile’s public agenda. Now based in Rio de Janeiro, he continues his activism within the underground electronic scene, raising awareness through his art and presence in the community. Camila Flores-Fernández Ghost in the Park Ghost in the Park traces the narratives of the community of Görlitzer Park, an area in Berlin known for public drug use and trade. Highlighting “drug consumption buses” that promote safer use and aim to reduce HIV transmission among drug users, the space of the bus is taken as an axis through which the experiences and feelings of the community around the park are amplified.︎︎︎ Read more in the resource guide About the artist Camila Flores-Fernández (she/her) is a Peruvian researcher and artist currently based in Berlin. She holds an MSc in Cultural Anthropology (KU Leuven) and is a current MA student in the EMJMD Media Arts Cultures and Erasmus Mundus scholar. Her work centers around marginalized communities and employs ethnographic and collaborative methodologies. Hoàng Thái Anh The Sisters’ Journey Through a documentary style, The Sisters’ Journey explores the daily life of a transgender woman in Vietnam using drugs. The film delves into her fear of stigma, struggles she faces, and the vital role of harm reduction services and healthcare available to her.︎︎︎ Read more in the resource guide About the artistHoàng Thái Anh (he/him) is an advocate for the health rights of marginalized communities in Vietnam, particularly transgender individuals, sex workers, and drug users affected by HIV. With a passion for storytelling through video, he collaborates with advisory boards, community members, and stakeholders to create impactful short films that highlight the challenges these communities face, focusing on healthcare access and harm reduction. His work ensures that their voices are heard and their experiences are authentically represented. Kenneth Idongesit Usoro Voices of Resilience Voices of Resilience follows the lives of queer individuals and drug users living with HIV in Nigeria. Through personal interviews and experimental visual storytelling, the film shows the protagonists’ worlds as they seek out underground harm reduction services.︎︎︎ Read more in the resource guide About the artist Kenneth Idongesit Usoro (he/him) is a young Nigerian filmmaker and Executive Director of The Colored Space, a studio championing LGBTQ+ voices. Specializing in documentary and experimental storytelling, Kenneth tackles stigmas faced by marginalized communities, particularly queer people. His work emphasizes resilience and harm reduction, using film to inspire dialogue, foster understanding, and drive social change. Passionate about authentic narratives, Kenneth leverages his creative platform to empower communities and break down barriers through impactful storytelling. José Luis Cortés¿Por qué tanto dolor? (Why so much pain?) Instead of asking, “Why so much meth in the gay community?,” Cortés’s experimental film provokes the deeper question, “Why so much pain?” The film delves into the emotional and social wounds that fuel addiction and risk-taking behaviors.︎︎︎ Read more in the resource guide About the artistJosé Luis Cortés (he/him) is an artist who works across painting, performance, and video, best known for artwork inspired by his time in New York City in the early 1990s. A native Philadelphian, Cortés’ very personal work reflects the underbelly of gay life, documenting a life on the fringes of society: of sex workers, addiction, and of a rapidly-changing landscape. Through his work he validates his world and voices his identity as both a gay man and as a Puerto Rican. Cortés’ work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the country as well as in Europe. His work has been reviewed in The New York Times, Art in America, Out Magazine, and many other publications. Gustavo Vinagre and Vinicius Coutochempassion Click here to watch chempassion. In the magical realist film, chempassion, a gay man reminisces about his orgy days and chem sex, contemplating what the future holds for himself and his close relationships.︎︎︎ Read more in the resource guide About the artists Gustavo Vinagre (he/him) is a filmmaker and documentarian who has written and directed over 14 short and six feature-length films. Having studied literature at the University of São Paulo in Brazil and film at the EICTV school in Cuba, Vinagre holds a prolific career spanning over 10 years, with films that are known for their vibrant queerness and their intimate approach to image and sound. The award-winning Three Tidy Tigers Tied a Tie Tighter was his first fiction feature film and premiered at Berlinale Forum in 2022. His films have won more than 100 awards and have been featured twice in Cahiers du Cinéma. Vinicius Couto (he/him) is a Brazilian artist and creative director based in Portugal, whose work explores the intersections of gender, race, sexuality, and LGBTQIA+ identity from a post-structuralist perspective. He has participated in residencies and exhibitions at institutions such as the Cairo Biennale 2018/2023, MAM-SP, and CMA Hélio Oiticica. In 2021, he held his first solo exhibition at EtopiaZgz (Spain) and was invited to perform at André Breton's house in France. In 2022, he presented the installation "Pro_cu.rar.se" in Lisbon. He is currently the curator of the Palácio do Grilo in Lisbon, continuing to investigate contemporary sociocultural and political dynamics. https://video.visualaids.org/MEET-US-WHERE-WE-RE-AT-2025 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:56:06 +0000 Visual AIDS Video Commissions https://video.visualaids.org/MEET-US-WHERE-WE-RE-AT-2025 <img width="1665" height="1539" width_o="1665" height_o="1539" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fce0453240bc131f11ce370eb15b9b70f2b9132a84b14fffd145e47db71a12a8/DWA25-Logo-V1_WHT10x.png" data-mid="245041472" border="0" data-scale="51" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fce0453240bc131f11ce370eb15b9b70f2b9132a84b14fffd145e47db71a12a8/DWA25-Logo-V1_WHT10x.png" /> For Day With(out) Art 2025, Visual AIDS presented Meet Us Where We’re At, a program of six videos that forefront the experiences of drug users and harm reduction practices as they intersect with the ongoing HIV crisis.The program features newly commissioned short videos by artists working across the world: Camilo Tapia Flores (Chile/Brazil) Camila Flores-Fernández (Peru/Germany) Hoàng Thái Anh (Vietnam) Kenneth Idongesit Usoro (Nigeria) José Luis Cortés (Puerto Rico) Gustavo Vinagre &amp; Vinicius Couto (Brazil/Portugal)Commissioned videos by artists in Puerto Rico, Brazil, Nigeria, Germany, and Vietnam journey across a range of spaces revealing the complexity of drug use. Several videos document the visible world of drugs—a harm reduction program in a Berlin park, a night out during Rio’s Carnival—while others reveal private, often hidden spaces where safety is found: bedrooms, underground clinics, and moments of connection between lovers. Meet Us Where We’re At speaks not only to the variety of physical locations where contemporary harm reduction is practiced, but also to a broader shift: centering drug users as authors of their own experiences. Rooted in the philosophy of meeting people at their personal reality without judgment, the program affirms the full context of drug use—its pleasures, its risks, and its role in how people survive, care, and connect. Harm reduction has long been central to the AIDS movement through practices like needle exchange and safe injection sites, and people who use drugs have been affected by HIV since the earliest days of the epidemic. This program brings their perspectives to the forefront, amplifying the voices of drug users as storytellers, cultural producers, and essential participants in the global response to HIV.The artists in this program were selected by a jury of artists/community workers including Eva Dewa Masyitha, Heather Edney, charles ryan long, and Leo Herrera.Meet Us Where We’re At premiered at the Whitney Museum of American Art on November 30, 2025 for World AIDS Day/Day With(out) Art, and also screened at 100+ museums, art institutions, and universities around the world. See a complete list of screening locations here. https://video.visualaids.org/Camilo-Tapia-Flores-Realce-Highlight Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:58:23 +0000 Visual AIDS Video Commissions https://video.visualaids.org/Camilo-Tapia-Flores-Realce-Highlight Camilo Tapia Flores, Realce (Highlight), 2025 Realce is a documentary short following two HIV-positive friends, DJ Deseo and porn actor Fernando Brutto, during one of their performances at Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival. The duo move through the streets of Rio and Carnival “blocos,” sharing their reflections on friendship, undetectability, their relationship with sex, and drug use within their own community. Commissioned in 2025 as part of Meet Us Where We’re At,&nbsp;a program of six videos that forefront the experiences of drug users and harm reduction practices as they intersect with the ongoing HIV crisis.︎︎︎ Read more in the resource guide About the artist Camilo Tapia Flores&nbsp;(he/him) is a Latin American queer artist, journalist, and DJ whose work reflects his experience as HIV-positive, focusing on bringing HIV discussions into the spaces he inhabits. From 2019 to 2022, he actively collaborated with the JEVVIH association to promote HIV awareness on Chile’s public agenda. Now based in Rio de Janeiro, he continues his activism within the underground electronic scene, raising awareness through his art and presence in the community. https://video.visualaids.org/Camila-Flores-Fernandez-Ghost-in-the-Park Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:41:48 +0000 Visual AIDS Video Commissions https://video.visualaids.org/Camila-Flores-Fernandez-Ghost-in-the-Park Camila Flores-Fernández, Ghost in the Park, 2025 Ghost in the Park traces the narratives of the community of Görlitzer Park, an area in Berlin known for public drug use and trade. Highlighting “drug consumption buses” that promote safer use and aim to reduce HIV transmission among drug users, the space of the bus is taken as an axis through which the experiences and feelings of the community around the park are amplified.Commissioned in 2025 as part of Meet Us Where We’re At, a program of six videos that forefront the experiences of drug users and harm reduction practices as they intersect with the ongoing HIV crisis. ︎︎︎ Read more in the resource guide About the artist Camila Flores-Fernández (she/her) is a Peruvian researcher and artist currently based in Berlin. She holds an MSc in Cultural Anthropology (KU Leuven) and is a current MA student in the EMJMD Media Arts Cultures and Erasmus Mundus scholar. Her work centers around marginalized communities and employs ethnographic and collaborative methodologies.