VHS only
15 minutes, 2 titles on 1 cassette, 2001, Namibia Filmmakers: Kelly Kowalski and Carla Hoffman in English and Nama with English subtitles
ABOUT THE FILM
Volume 17 of Steps for the Future a 25 cassette series on AIDS in Southern Africa.
Master Positive by Kelly Kowalski, 8 minutes
Master Positive makes cheap coffins for the poor. It's a new business, but he thinks there's a viable market considering Namibia's growing AIDS-related deaths. This short film follows Master Positive as he constructs a prototype papier-mâché coffin and makes his first sale. Dealing with death in his job and confronting his own HIV status, Master Positive explains through humor and courage how he has become a true master of positive living.
Not Afraid by Carla Hoffmann, 7 minutes
Cathy, who is from Namibia, relates her experience as an HIV+ mother who lost her baby due to lack of access to treatment. Her message to other HIV+ women is cautionary, yet life affirming:"I'm still a human being, I'm a woman, I'm a mother, I'm myself. I can still use my hands and feet." Not afraid of death, Cathy is an inspiration for life.
