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Release Date:
December 7, 2021
Original Title:
Ekis
Genres:
Documentary
Production Countries:
Philippines
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 20
Ekis Gimenez, a person living with HIV, found purpose in the performing arts. But with the restrictions posed by COVID-19, his connection to the audience and communities is severed. How does he move on? This short documentary looks at the many lives of an HIV-positive artist in a pandemic made worse by the dearth of jobs in live performances – a situation that Ekis Gimenez describes as "worrying about a virus in the midst of another lingering virus."
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