The Test

Darkside Cinema 7/14 and Majestic Theatre 7/17

Thursday: 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM

Sunday: 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

A medical team travels to Kenya in an attempt to stem the AIDS pandemic with medical treatment and education programs.

The Test
Gary Strieker

Kenya has one of the highest HIV infection rates in sub-Saharan Africa, yet testing rates are less than 10%. Almost more harmful than the disease itself is a cultural stigma that makes addressing the issue nearly taboo. How can you solve a problem if you are forbidden to talk about it? THE TEST follows a medical team who in 2008 launched an all-out medical assault on HIV in Kenya's Lurambi District - an assault that included not only education programs, stigma reduction, and testing and treatment, but a broader approach to other healthcare needs, including water filtration kits and mosquito netting. Well-made and informative, THE TEST is an inspirational reminder that the world is often only what we allow it to be and what we resolve to make it.

Shows with Mad as Hell Doctors Road Trip 2009 at Darkside Cinema, July 14, 7pm and the Majestic Theatre, July 17 at 1pm.