A central theme for many World Film Collective participants, this collection showcases films that demonstrate community ties, friendship and the important support network that this provides.
Gogo’s telling how their children hide’s the fact that they are HIV positive and also encouraging mothers at home to take care of their children who are HIVpositive. This was part of a series commissioned by CTV and funded by Nokia. The campaign message was LOVE YOUR PARTNER, KNOW YOUR STATUS
Grannies stay active and play some ball games. This film was one episode in a series commissioned by Mxit, South Africa’s popular mobile social network. The WFC team produced one episode of Grannies With Balls every week for three months. This was broadcast on a mobile platform on Mxit, which the guys helped to design. The films […]
This brilliantly improvised conversation between a couple just after the wife has discovered she is HIV positive, gives a rare and poignant insight into the reality of living in a community where HIV is a common occurrence. This scene, so vivid and so true, shows how adults cope with the situations this present them with […]
This film was produced during WFC’s first workshop in Morro dos Prazeres favela in Rio de Janeiro. The students, aged 10 to 12 years old, learned how to develop their ideas in storyboards, shoot footage using Nokia 6110 mobile phones, and edit films using free editing software. In this film, the children express their frustration […]
As part of a series commissioned by Cape Town TV (CTV) and funded by Nokia, the filmmakers created a concept called ‘Kaltcha Talk’ which borrowed from Joe Menell and Richard Mills’ show, ‘Street Talk’. In this episode, people in a taxi discuss HIV. At the time the topic was very much still taboo in these […]
Grannies go to a religious ceremony. This film was one episode in a series commissioned by Mxit, South Africa’s popular mobile social network. The WFC team produced one episode of Grannies With Balls every week for three months. This was broadcast on a mobile platform on Mxit, which the guys helped to design. The films were […]
Filmed by students in a refugee camp in Bethlehem, Palestine. The concept was created by discussions about the difficulties of girls and boys making contact with each other in the camps.
