Susan Koch directed The Other City, a film that examines the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Washington, D.C. She was joined by J'Mia Edwards and Jose Ramirez whose stories are featured in the film at a screening and Q&A sponsored by The Center for Social Media.
Below are clips of the Q&A session with The Other City director Susan Koch and J'Mia Edwards and Jose Edwards whose stories were featured in Koch's film that followed the screening of the film The Other City, at American University as presented by the Center For Social Media.
Jose Ramirez, Youth Program Coordinator, La Clinica del Pueblo, talks about La Clinica del Pueblo’s recently opened youth center in DC and the work that the center does specifically to educate teenage Latino immigrants.
Jose Ramirez, Youth Program Coordinator, La Clinica del Pueblo discusses how immigration reform is a necessary part of combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Jose Ramirez, Youth Program Coordinator, La Clinica del Pueblo, talks about La Clinica del Pueblo’s recently opened youth center in DC and the work that the center does specifically to educate teenage Latino immigrants.
Susan Koch, Director of The Other City, discusses reactions to the film both from audiences and from her subjects, and talks about where some of the subjects are now.
Jose Ramirez, Youth Program Coordinator, La Clinica del Pueblo discusses the need to educate youth on safe sex practices in light of the prevalence of sex in music, tv, and other aspects of popular culture.
Susan Koch, Director of The Other City, discusses the origins of her film. Koch reveals she wanted to make a film about the divisions that exist in the District.
CSM Presents: The Other City Highlights
The Center For Social Media presents a panel discussion on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Washington DC with Susan Koch, Director of The Other City, a documentary examining the rapidly growing rat
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CSM Presents: The Other City Clip 07
Jose Ramirez, Youth Program Coordinator, La Clinica del Pueblo, discusses how the Latino community is oftentimes overlooked in DC when it comes to talking about and funding HIV/AIDS prevention, and gives advice on how to get involved.
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CSM Presents: The Other City Clip 08
J’Mia Edwards, HIV Tester and Community Educator, and Jose Ramirez, Youth Program Coordinator, La Clinica del Pueblo, discuss safe sex practices.
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CSM Presents: The Other City Clip 09
Susan Koch, Director of The Other City, and J’Mia Edwards, , HIV Tester and Community Educator, discuss the link between HIV and the need for housing.
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CSM Presents: The Other City Clip 10
J’Mia Edwards, HIV Tester and Community Educator, and Jose Ramirez, Youth Program Coordinator, La Clinica del Pueblo, discuss specific HIV/AIDS issues facing the African American community and the Latino community respectively.
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CSM Presents: The Other City Clip 11
J’Mia Edwards, HIV Tester and Community Educator discusses how she discovered she was HIV Positive.
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CSM Presents: The Other City Clip 12
Jose Ramirez, Youth Program Coordinator, La Clinica del Pueblo, discusses the attitudes that lead to the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.
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