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It was reported last week by the Joint United Nations Programme on Aids (UNAids)  that the HIV pandemic which started 28 years ago is officially in decline. According to the annual update the number of new HIV infections peaked in the mid-1990s and has declined by almost a third.

Recent news will mean further emphasis upon tomorrow’s World AIDS Day, a day that is dedicated to raising awarness of the AIDS pandemic. Acting in global coalition - around the world forums and conferences will work in alliance with global constituency-based networks such as Human Rights Watch.

As part of World AIDS Day The Sundance Channel have scheduled the U.S. television premiere of  Where the Water Meets the Sky. The film is directed by David Eberts, written by Jordan Roberts: scribe for The March of the Penguins, and narrated by Morgan Freeman. Where the Water Meets the Sky follows a group of Northern Zambian women who learn how to use filmmaking as a way to speak out about their lives and the staggering number of young women orphaned by AIDS in their country. More celebrities have contributed by film to mark World AIDS Day 2009, I Am Because We Are : is a call to action on behalf of the orphans of Malawi, from writer-producer Madonna and director Nathan Risswma. All these films will  be part of Sundance’s strand dedicated to World AIDS Day 2009.

We also recomend watching joiningthedocs.tv title Big Brother Aids. Big Brother has been a cultural phenomenon causing controversy in many countries across the world, but many were outraged when the show broadcast live love stories and relationships, in a continent where an entire generation had been crippled by this deadly virus. Big Brother Aids explores how it is the attitudes of everyday people towards the virus that can be one of the most detrimental factors in the war against AIDS.

Lost in film in 'where the Water Meets the Sky'.

The film follows Henry Hudson Luyomba, an exuburant 23 year- old who has learnt to accept his HIV status, for him part of beating the epidemic is talking about it openly.  We watch as Henry appears on a national radio station to openly talk of his illness. This film has sparked passionate debates both in Africa and overseas about the role of the media in fight against aids. Whatever this debate, the film is undeniably an honest and frank portrayal of an HIV positive person living in Africa today watch here.