All of Us

I met Dr. Mehret Mandefro in 2003 when we were both Fulbright Scholars in London. We were both deeply committed to social change — she as a doctor, and I as a filmmaker — and wanted to know more about why African-American women were being disproportionately impacted by HIV. Unlike the AIDS movement of the 1980’s, largely spearheaded by gay men, there has been no such movement on behalf of the countless African-American women who have suffered disproportionately from this disease. Black women are 23 times more likely than white women to become HIV positive and HIV is still one of the leading causes of death for black women ages 18-35. All Of Us turns a spotlight onto this unacceptable reality.