A Closer Walk (2003)

Abstract

This program offers a view into the international aspects of the AIDS epidemic. It is comprised of interviews, stories, portraits, and vignettes of children, women and men with AIDS living on four continents. The film was directed, written and produced by Robert Bilheimer, an Oscar nominee, and is narrated by Glenn Close and Will Smith. See the "Closer Walk" website at http://www.acloserwalk.org/ A 2006 PBS version is now available. NRCBL only holds the 2003 version. The 2006 version includes an updated section on AIDS in the African-American community, the most recent global public health statistics, and Ethan Zohn from Grassroot Soccer.