HBO Films' Oscar(R)-Nominated 'Yesterday' to Premiere at the Byron Carlyle Theater November 15

HBO Films' Oscar(R)-Nominated 'Yesterday' to Premiere at the Byron Carlyle Theater November 15

HBO and the Miami International Film Festival to host Florida Premiere of
Dramatic Film about AIDS in Africa

Screening to be followed by conversation with HIV/AIDS educators
including Dr. Marilyn Volker, university professor of sexuality,
drawing parallels between AIDS in Africa and South Florida

WHAT:

HBO and the Miami International Film Festival will host the Miami premiere of YESTERDAY, nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars(R) this year. Set in contemporary South Africa 10 years after the arrival of democracy, YESTERDAY is a story of courage, compassion and hope that puts a human face on the politics and statistics of the AIDS crisis, following the struggles of a young mother named Yesterday.

- Student screening immediately followed by a conversation with prominent
HIV/AIDS educators, who will discuss the disease's impact on the local
community. Participants will include:

Dr. Marilyn Volker, university professor of human sexuality
Juan Carlos Riascos, Colombian education program coordinator at the
University of Miami School of Medicine, long-term HIV survivor, and
author of "En el laberinto de la esperanza: Memorias de una familia
seropositiva" (In the Labyrinth of Hope: Memoirs of an HIV-Positive
Family)
Tania Lopez and Ronald Barnett, Care Resource HIV/AIDS educators, dealing
with Hispanic communities and adolescents, respectively
Dr. Irene Lipof, social science professor at Miami Dade College, will
serve as moderator

- Prior to the invitation-only screening, Dr. Volker will also speak
briefly about sexuality and HIV/AIDS.

WHERE:
Byron Carlyle Theater
500 71st Street
Miami Beach

WHEN:
Tuesday, November 15
Student Screening 3:00 p.m.
Invitation-only Screening 7:30 p.m.

Contact: Carmen Argamasilla
305-446-6695; 305-491-3051
argama@comcast.net

PRNewswire - Nov. 14

Source: Home Box Office

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