(2008) 54 min
Profiles AIDS activists from Nigeria, Uganda, Burkina Faso, and Zambia
WE WILL NOT DIE LIKE DOGS profiles AIDS activists from Nigeria, Uganda, Burkina Faso, and Zambia. Honest and provocative testimonies of individuals living with the epidemic include two HIV-positive women fighting stigma and discrimination, a doctor working to care for HIV-infected children in rural villages, and a reggae artist using his status among youth and the media to bring awareness to HIV/AIDS. Conceived of by two African medical students at Yale who were tired of African portrayed only as victims to the epidemic and directed by international health specialist, Lisa Russell, WE WILL NOT DIE LIKE DOGS helped launch the National Black Programming Consortium’s new television series AfroPop that focuses on contemporary pop culture in Africa.
Executive Producers
Kebba Jobarteh
Nduka Amankulor
Andrew Mysko
Producers
Amanda Ward
Christian Huguenot
Cinematography
Christian Huguenot
Supervising Editor
Geeta Gandbhir
Sound Mixer
Brett Hinton/Switch Studios
“We Will Not Die Like Dogs” is a one-hour documentary film that profiles AIDS activists from the African countries of Nigeria, Uganda, Burkina Faso, and Zambia. Honest and provocative testimonies of individuals living with the epidemic include two HIV-positive women fighting stigma and discrimination, a doctor working to care for HIV-infected children in rural villages, and a reggae artist using his status among youth and the media to bring awareness to HIV/AIDS.
Global Health Council
‘We Will Not Die Like Dogs’ is a unique and poignant look at how Africans are responding to the continent’s deadliest epidemic.
Black Public Media


Posted 12/02/08 by Representative Jim McDermott
World Aids Day, December 1, 2008 World Aids Day is a day to bear witness, to celebrate the progress we have made and to re-dedicate ourselves to the fight by telling our own personal stories. When experiences are shared from every corner of the globe, we remind the world of the …
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Posted 12/01/08 by Americans for Informed Democracy
Hi Everyone! My name is Melanie Altar and I am the Reproductive Health Associate at Americans for Informed Democracy. Americans for Informed Democracy is a Baltimore-based organization that empowers and equips young people in the United States to address global issues – poverty, health, climate change, peace and security- through awareness-raising …
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Posted 12/01/08 by Lisa Russell, Director
Today is World AIDS Day. Around the world, millions of people are gathering for events, rallies, fundraisers, and other activities to educate people about HIV/AIDS, to remember those we have lost to the disease and to advocate for more equitable access to resources for those who are infected and/or are in …
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