HOW TO TELL A SECRET

*PACIFIC NORTHWEST PREMIERE*
SUN OCT 23| 12:30 PM | NORTHWEST FILM FORUM
AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY OCT 13-23

HOW TO TELL A SECRET
Anna Rodgers & Shaun Dunne; 2022; Ireland; 92 min.

This innovative documentary confronts the "epidemic of silence" that has disrupted HIV/AIDS education and activism in Ireland for decades. The film centers the unique stories of ordinary people who have stood up to prevailing cultures of silence and shame in order to disclose their HIV-status publicly and to those closest to them. Based on a theater show, the stories in this film move between bodies of young men, migrant women, drag artists and activists. Their heartfelt stories are made even more engrossing by the unique way they are told; though effortlessly blended voiceover, staged dramatizations, and archival footage. HOW TO TELL A SECRET dispels stereotypes and stigmas, and highlights the incredible power of being able to tell one's own story the way you want.

CONTENT WARNINGS: VULGAR LANGUAGE, DISCUSSION OF SUICIDE, DISCUSSION OF SELF-HARM

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