a quiet and harrowing sort of story.
shadow dancer, written by tom bradby and directed by james marsh (he of last year's MIFF
project nim) looked at "the troubles" in the uk. specifically at one woman and how she's forced to choose between family and the British secret service. betrayal and loyalty of this kind is difficult to fathom until you walk a mile in their shoes. i can't comprehend it.
how to survive a plague - a documentary of activism in the face of the AIDS epidemic in the 80s and 90s. using footage from the period that was shot by members of ACT UP and TAG (treatment action group), it is a heart breaking and inspiring story of how a group of people, many of whom were faced with a possible death sentence, fought to get government and pharmaceutical companies to hear what they had to say. they were fighting for their lives, the lives of their friends and the lives of people unknown. hard to watch at times but an amazing story.
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