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04/12/1995
Rory Kennedy, Vanessa Vadim
A conversation about needle exchange programs
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Filmmakers Rory Kennedy and Vanessa Vadim offer their findings on the effectiveness of needle exchange programs as a tool in stopping the spread of HIV, as illustrated by their film "Fire in Our House".
Vanessa Vadim
Vanessa Vadim is an independent producer and cinematographer. In the 1990s she co-founded MayDay media with Brown University classmate Rory Kennedy. It is a non-profit production and distribution group that uses video as the center force in campaigns that fight racism, sexism, classism and homophobia. The company produced a short video called "Fire in Our House" about needle exchange programs and their ability to prevent the spread of HIV infections. In 2002 a documentary she co-directed and produced with Matt Arnett called "The Quilts of Gee's Bend" was released. This film accompanies a museum exhibition and features the quiltmakers and quilts, historical photography and a musical soundtrack based on the gospel songs of Gee's Bend.
Source- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_Vadim
Vanessa Vadim is an independent producer and cinematographer. In the 1990s she co-founded MayDay media with Brown University classmate Rory Kennedy. It is a non-profit production and distribution group that uses video as the center force in campaigns that fight racism, sexism, classism and homophobia. The company produced a short video called "Fire in Our House" about needle exchange programs and their ability to prevent the spread of HIV infections. In 2002 a documentary she co-directed and produced with Matt Arnett called "The Quilts of Gee's Bend" was released. This film accompanies a museum exhibition and features the quiltmakers and quilts, historical photography and a musical soundtrack based on the gospel songs of Gee's Bend.
Source- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_Vadim
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