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A documentary capturing the emotional journey of Canadian medical personnel as they race against time to administer life-saving drugs to patients in AIDS-ravaged Lesotho, Africa.
Nominated for two 2007 Gemini Awards
Best Documentary Program & Best Sound in a Documentary Program
Winner of The 2006 DEBORAH FLETCHER AWARD for Excellence in Filmmaking on International Development
Presented by The Canadian International Development Agency
The FREDDIE Awards
International Health and Medical Media Awards
Finalist - Infectious Diseases Category, 2006
PROMO PHOTOS
(all photos by Steve Simon)
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Sunset in Leribe , Lesotho --a tiny, mountainous country in Southern African known by locals as "the kingdom in the sky." |
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Lipuo Booi participates in aerobics class for HIV/AIDS patients. Booi has been on life-saving antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) for 5 months |
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Woman wearing traditional Basotho hat attends mass at Catholic Church in Leribe , Lesotho |
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Blood Day at Tsepong Clinic. Dr. Philip Berger is the only physician on-hand to administer to a corridor-full of patients |
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Family brings Basotho woman to Tsepong HIV/AIDS Clinic |
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Tsepong Clinic translator, Mathabisang Leputla, leads HIV/AIDS patients in morning prayer |
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Dr. Philip Berger examines Abia Sootho, suffering from a potentially fatal AIDS-related pneumonia |
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Ontario Hospital Association team member, Russell Armstrong, helps with blood tests at Tsepong Clinic |
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Bodies prepared for burial at The Golden Rule Funeral Home-- Leribe , Lesotho . Over 30% of adults in Lesotho are HIV-positive; each day, 80 people die of AIDS-related illnesses |
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RELATED LINKS
Tsepong: A Clinic Called - CBC, Nature of Things site
OHAfrica.ca - Ontario Hospital Association site, with information about their presence in Lesotho, Africa.
Stephen Lewis Massey Lectures - Mr. Lewis offers compelling insight into problems that threaten humankind
Steve Simon, Photographer - Photographer Steve Simon has been documenting the AIDS crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa, since 2002.
UPCOMING SCREENINGS:
PAST SCREENINGS:
United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF)
October 24th, 2007
Stanford University
Vues d'Afrique Pan-Africa International Film Festival
April 19th to 29th
Montreal, QC
French screening
Global Citizen Conference Film Festival
Saturday, March 3, 8:30pm
McMaster University, Room: MDCL 3020
followed by Q&A with Dr. Anne-Marie Zajdlik
Jamaica AIDS Support (JAS) Benefit Screening
Sunday, February 18, 4:30 pm
The Gallery at Trinity Square Video
401 Richmond Street West, Ste. 376 (at Spadina)
Minimum Donation: $20.00 (includes hot Jamaican buffet)
All proceeds will be donated to Jamaica AIDS Support Canadian doctors who have worked at Tsepong will be present for a Q & A following the screening.
Amnesty International REEL AWARENESS Human Rights Film Festival
Saturday, October 28th, 8pm
National Film Board - 150 John Street, Toronto
Pay what you can, all proceeds to Amnesty International.
More info: www.aito.ca
CIDA Screening - L'université du Québec à Montréal
Thursday, October 26th, 2006
200 Sherbrooke West in the Amphithéâtre SH-2800, Montreal
The screening of the film will be followed by a discussion and question and answer session with Dr. Tinh-Nhan Luong, a doctor from Montreal with extensive AIDS experience who will be joining the team at the Tsepong Clinic in November. Also present will be Stephen Wallace, Vice-President of CIDA's Policy Branch.
International AIDS Conference
August 17th; 7:30pm
Royal Ontario Museum; Toronto
Part of "Cultural Programme"
The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
7pm, Thursday, July 13, 2006
1255 Sheppard Ave. E., Toronto, ON
Masai Centre Screening - Theatre & Company
6:30pm, Saturday, June 17, 2006
36 King St. W. in downtown Kitchener
Fundraiser for the Masai Centre and all proceeds will support the T?epong Clinic.
CIDA Screening - The Uptown Stage & Screen
7pm, Thursday, June 15,2006
612-8th Avenue, Calgary, Alberta
Screening will be followed by a discussion with Dr. Philip Berger, Team Leader of the Ontario Hospital Association's OHAfrica Project in Lesotho, Africa.
Masai for Africa Campaign
May 18, 2006
Bookshelf Cinema
Guelph , ON
NuVision Ministries Screening
April 28, 2006
Thunder Bay , ON
Presentation of the 2006 Deborah Fletcher Award
7pm, Friday, April 21, 2006
The Bloor Cinema
Including a discussion with
Stephen Lewis - UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa
&
Dr. Philip Berger - Leader of the first Ontario Hospital Association team to Lesotho
Join us for the presentation of the
2006 DEBORAH FLETCHER AWARD for
Excellence in Filmmaking on
International Development
Presented by The Canadian International Development Agency
AIDS Awareness Week
March 15, 2006
University of Guelph
Guelph , ON
Projecting Peace Film Festival
March 11, 2006
McMaster University
(Peace and Conflict Studies Society)
Hamilton , ON
Canadian Lawyers Association for International Human Rights - Film Festival
February 10, 2006
Queen's University
Kingston , ON
WORLD AIDS DAY SCREENING
December 1, 2005
University of Toronto
WORLD PREMIERE
Tuesday, November 1, 2005 – 7pm
The Canadian Museum of Civilization
100 Laurier Street, Gatineau, QC
Followed by a discussion with Dr. Philip Berger & The Filmmakers
Premiere Screening Supported by CIDA
View Postcard Invite
BROADCASTS:
November 9, 2005
CBC; The Nature of Things premiere broadcast
REPEAT BROADCASTS
CBC National Station
Sunday, November 13 - 3pm
CBC Newsworld
Saturday, December 3 - 4pm
Sunday, December 4 - 7pm
November 25, 2005
SRC--Zone Libre broadcast (French-language version)
July 19, 2006
VisionTV;
Wednesday, July 19th, 10pm
http://www.visiontv.ca/Programs/documentaries_tsepong.html
REPEAT BROADCASTS
Thursday, July 20th, 6am, 3pm, 11pm
T?epong: A Clinic Called Hope
Director and Writer
Patrick Reed
Producer
Peter Raymont
Editor
Michèle Hozer
Photography
John Westheuser
Sound Recording
Ao Loo
Composer
Mark Korven
Production Supervisor
Janice Dawe
Production Coordinator
Jean Margaritis
Interpreters / Fixers
Tieho Joseph Tsupane
Seraanye Selialia
Translator
Mafata Godfrey Lemphane
Assistant Editor
Hilda Rasula
Sound Editor
Jakob Thiesen
Re-recording Mixer
Ian Rodness
Production Manager
Laura Blaney
Assistant to the Producer
Anousheh Showleh
Post Production Coordinator / Graphics
Philip Wilson
Post Production Assistant
Matthew Gillespie
Stills Photographer
Steve Simon
With Special Thanks To:
Gerald Caplan
Phelisanang Bophelong
Bertrand Desmoulins
Elliott Friedlander
Chief Mamolapo Jonathan
Dr. Douglas Kiyanga
Dr. Limpho Lekena
Pwel Peete Kenneth Makhabane
Leigh Marrero
Malijo Matela
Barbara Nkoala
Hon. Dr. Motloheloa Phooko
Dr. Neena Prasad
Lebohang Thabane
Gwynneth Wong
Ontario Hospital Association
The Change Foundation
Archival photographs courtesy of
Laurence Acland (NOW magazine)
Bruce Pappin
For The CBC
Michael Allder
For VisionTV
Alberta Nokes
Produced in association with
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, VisionTV, Société Radio-Canada
Produced with the support of the Government of Canada through the
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Produced with the participation of
The Canadian Television Fund, The Rogers Documentary Fund
The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit
and with the assistance of The Ontario Film & Television Tax Credit
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