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‘Deepsouth’ documentary explores challenges of fighting AIDS

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‘Deepsouth’ documentary explores challenges of fighting AIDS

Researchers are making significant strides in the search for a cure for AIDS, and many scientists are now talking about ushering in an AIDS-free generation. 

However one journalist and filmmaker believes the solution to ending the HIV crisis will be much more complicated.

Lisa Biagiotti spent five years in the rural South, where infection rates are soaring. Her documentary, “deepsouth,” explores the many issues hampering the fight against AIDS.