for Frankie (1967-1995)
One day I'll weep for this One of these days I'll start to cry (James Baldwin)
sur'viv'or (noun)
1) one who lives through affliction
2) one who outlives another
3) an animal that survives in spite of adversity
rav'ing
1) refers to communication, usually speech,
that is wild, disjointed, or unintelligible
2) associated with intense emotion,
or in extreme cases with mental illness
In the first years of the epidemic,
AIDS would kill an estimated 5,000 people worldwide.
After 25 years, the death toll now stands at over 25 million,
making AIDS one of the most devastating epidemics in recorded history.
Every year, the pandemic still kills over 2 million people.
Worldwide, an estimated 35 million people live with the disease.
Every year, approximately 2.5 million new HIV infections are registered.
The fight against AIDS is far from being over.
Words are not sufficient to thank all cast and crew, producers and suppliers, friends and family, each and everybody involved in a way or another, following me on this natural flow during production and over all these years.