Circumcision Vs. AIDS in Africa
Brief Synopsis
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In Nyanza, a province in Western Kenya, a green valley has become the testing ground for a new theory on the AIDS epidemic. On one side of this valley, 60 percent of the population will likely fall victim to the disease. On the other side, the infection rate is three times less. Sexual habits are si
Cast & Crew
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Adrian Pennick
Director
Skipp Sudduth
Narrator
Alex Barraki
Unit Manager
Chris Benstead
Music
Mike Curd
On-Line Editor
Joanne Curtis
Production Coordinator
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
In Nyanza, a province in Western Kenya, a green valley has become the testing ground for a new theory on the AIDS epidemic. On one side of this valley, 60 percent of the population will likely fall victim to the disease. On the other side, the infection rate is three times less. Sexual habits are similar on both sides, condom and drug use are similar on both sides, diet and medical histories are similar on both sides. Residents and international experts were baffled. It would take years of anthropological, sociological and biological study for an answer to emerge. Circumcision seemed to help men avoid contracting HIV, but how?
Director
Adrian Pennick
Director
Crew
Alex Barraki
Unit Manager
Chris Benstead
Music
Mike Curd
On-Line Editor
Joanne Curtis
Production Coordinator
Beth Eastwood
Assistant Producer
Jeff Hawkins
Sound
Tim Hodge
Sound
Sarah Hume
Production Manager
Sarah Kinsella
Production Coordinator
Bettina Lerner
Editor
Sid Lubitsch
Camera
John Lynch
Executive Editor
Ivan Mccormick
Music
Malcolm Mcgeorge
Dubbing Mixer
Dee Mclean
Graphics
Alexandra Middendorf
Executive Producer
Miwangi Njagi
Researcher
Churchill Otieno
Researcher
Adrian Pennick
Writer
Nick Plowright
Camera
Colin Skinner
Camera
Ryan Spyker
Production Assistant
Paul Van Dyck
Editor
Lane Watterson
Production Assistant
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
