House
on Fire (60 minutes) USA Director: Mustapha Khan Producers: Donna Dewey and Carol Pasternak UNAFF screening schedule |
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Despite
comprising only about 13 percent of the U.S. population, African-Americans
represent nearly 60 percent of those infected with HIV/ADS. House
on Fire explores the nature of this epidemic, its causes and
how the community is positively responding to it. Both a call to
action and a tribute to the power of communal unity, the film features
the men, women and children who are infected with HIV and others
who are affected by it. It also features notable personalities such
as poet Maya Angelou, NAACP President Kwaasi Mfume and U.S. Surgeon
General David Satcher. Mustapha
Khan is an Emmy Award winning filmmaker who has been making documentaries,
short films, commercials and music videos since 1988. His credits
include directing the critically acclaimed documentary Reflections
of a Native Son, the Emmy-nominated Sesame Street Jam: a
25th Anniversary Special, as well as commercials
and videos starring performers such as: Gloria Estefan, Bill Cosby,
Quincy Jones and Ray Charles. Khan graduated from Harvard University
in 1984 and currently lives in New York. Mustapha
Khan, Director
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