The Heart of the Matter

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Summary: This is the story of two young people in love. As individuals and as a couple, how will they deal with the fact that one of them is living with HIV? What is, after all, the heart of the matter?

Sample topics for discussion:

1) How would you react if a close friend told you that he/she is HIV+? What if your own partner/spouse did?

2) As a couple, what unique challenges will the characters in the film face in the future? How will they deal with these challenges?

Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun, Chad

Based on an original idea by Sandra Nsambi Nzali, aged 20, Democratic Republic of Congo, Grand Prize Winner of the 2002 Scenarios from Africa Contest

• Length: 8 minutes 41 seconds
• Production date: 2004
• Shot in Chad
• Currently available in: American Sign Language, Dioula, English, Fon, French, Igbo, Kinyarwanda, Kiswahili, Lingala, Mina, Mooré, Portuguese, Pulaar, Twi, Wolof, and Yoruba.

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