A Final Truth: Based on the True Story of a College Student Diagnosed with HIV/AIDS

A Final Truth: Based on the True Story of a College Student Diagnosed with HIV/AIDS

“A Final Truth: Based on the True Story of a College Student Diagnosed with HIV/AIDS” is a short film about a student living with HIV/AIDS. It is a dramatic retelling of a true story. The film touches on the social stigma of a person living with the disease, and the implications that the disease can have on friendship, sexual health, and college life. This story is told through the perspectives of a close group of college friends. One of the friends is living with HIV/AIDS and is unable to tell her friends in fear of rejection and judgment by her closest peers. The film focuses on the daily interactions of this circle of friends, with interview-style cuts in between each scene to develop the characters’ awareness and feelings towards sexual health. The purpose of the film is to inform and entertain, while raising awareness about the importance of sexual health in the college lifestyle -- and how, ultimately, the truth can set you free. The film is directed by Uyen-Linh Jackie Dao.