Chrissy, May 20, 2001 | 17th Annual Boston Gay & Lesbian Film/Video Festival

17th Annual Boston Gay & Lesbian Film/Video Festival

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Director

Jacqui North

Year

2000

Run Time

52

min

Country

Australia

Language

English

PROGRAM Time

minutes

CONTENT WARNING:

A young woman living with HIV, faces what she fears the most - rejection, and finds what she always wanted - the unconditional love and acceptance of her family.

This film is presented in English with English subtitles.

Winner of the Teddy Jury Award at the 2000 Berlin International Film Festival, Chrissy is the story of an ex-runaway and street kid who was diagnosed HIV+ at age 18, and did not reveal her sexual orientation or her illness to her family until eight years later. As we follow Chrissy, her mother, and three younger sisters for the next year, we are given access to a world one must see to really understand. Filmmaker Jacqui North takes us on a personal journey of a family learning about acceptance and love. Breaking records as the most watched documentary on Australian television, where it first aired on World AIDS Day in 1999, Chrissy is an honest and daring film.

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Wide Time: An HIV Odyssey

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Mimi Blevin-Foust

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