The project Confronting the Intersection: The Documentary Film Project on violence against women (VAW) and HIV&AIDS invites people, particularly women whose lives are affected by HIV/AIDS, to play a critical role in the project by helping to name the film, as well as give comments. This project intends to produce a documentary film "to lift the voices, faces, stories and demands of women of color and women in the global south who are survivors of violence, women living with HIV&AIDS, and women at risk;... to illuminate, educate, agitate, and ultimately transform how these pandemics are currently being addressed so that solutions are designed by us and work for us. ...The film will have at its base the principle of “For Us By Us” otherwise known as “Nothing About Us Without Us” and thus will have an all women of color production team and an all women of color crew."

Contest Process

1. All titles submitted during Phase I, the title submission phase (November 1 - 13), will be compiled and considered by the production team.
2. The top ten titles will be chosen by the production team based on how well they fit the film concept.
3. On November 15th, the top ten titles will be posted on the two websites, TruthAIDS and ActionAid International USA, as well as circulated via various listservs.
4. During Phase II, the voting phase (November 15 - 25, which ends on the first day of the "16 Days of Activism on Violence Against Women"), women are invited to vote and comment.
5. From November 25 - 30, the production team will consider the votes tallied, as well as the comments, and select the film title.
6. On December 1, World AIDS Day, the film title will be announced and the winner will be named.

The deadline for submission is November 13 2007.

Click here or here for more information and a web-based submission form.