Members of Elon's Project Pericles premiered a documentary short film about AIDS in Namibia during a January visit to the African nation. Read this note for more information about their activities...
Led by Tom Arcaro, professor of sociology and director of Project Pericles at Elon, the group premiered “The Shining Lights of Opuwu,” one film in a documentary series about AIDS in Namibia titled “Faces of Hope.” To read more about the documentary, click here for a Feb. 6 article from the Website allAfrica.com.
Jay McMerty, senior video producer, Bryan Baker, senior audio producer, and Arcaro teamed up with students Katrina Taylor, Rachel Copeland and Samantha White for the Jan. 11-31 visit to Namibia. The group gathered video footage for the “Faces of Hope” series, as well as public service announcements for Pfizer, Inc., to inform Namibians about the availability of new medications to fight AIDS.
The group also cut an audio CD of songs performed by the AIDS Awareness Club from Opuwo, Namibia. Plans call for the CD to be sold together with the documentary DVD, with proceeds benefiting HIV and AIDS efforts in Africa.
More information about Project Pericles can be found by visiting the Web site below: