AEGiS-BKREV: No Rewind

No Rewind

No Excuses Productions, 1124 Hampel, Oakland, CA 94602. 23 minute color video with study guide. Rental: $70.00; purchase: $150.00; public performance fee: $250.00.
Produced, directed, and edited by Paula Mozen with cinematography by Diana Muirhead. 1992.

It is extremely important that today's teenagers receive sex education on a continuous basis and not just a "one shot." This excellent video is just the video that schools should be showing on a regular basis along with frank discussions about AIDS and safer sex. It is a short video of 23 minutes packed full of information that is quickly absorbed by those who watch it. The cinematography is well done using situations that include interviews with persons who are HIV positive and straight forward discussions that talk about sex in teenage terms so that safer sex is not looked at as a clinical topic, discussed only in the classroom. The video does a good job in depicting the crisis in terms that the teenager can understand and the peer educators and HIV-infected individuals really lay it on the line by stressing that "in life there's no rewind."

By using real classroom locations, real students, and real life situations, Paula Mozen has captured the urgency of talking about AIDS, HIV positive, safer sex, drugs, discrimination, and other topics related to AIDS. While watching the video, one is feels good about the message that is being put forth. It does not scare the viewer, but rather makes him or her very conscious of talking about AIDS and safer sex. The use of students of all ethnic backgrounds, straights, and gays, makes this a highly recommended video for all schools, public libraries, counseling centers, and youth service organizations. More positive videos such as this one should be produced and distributed throughout the school systems in the United States. The only major obstacle is getting the parents and religious leaders to accept videos such as this. As an example of how well this video has been accepted it received the Silver Apple award at the 1993 National Educational Film and Video Festival; the Juror's Choice Award at the Charlotte Film Festival; and the Blue Ribbon award at the 1993 American Film and Video Association. (H. Robert Malinowsky)

Keywords: Adolescents, HIV, Service Providers

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