Positive is a stigma-busting, narrative documentary profiling five diverse HIV+ millennials. Through a roundtable discussion and personal profiles, the group covers themes of identity, community, sex, and ongoing misconceptions surrounding HIV. Intimate, uplifting, and positive in its outlook, the documentary sheds light on a stigmatized illness and delicately captures the experience of living with HIV in 2019.
Featuring: Justin Anantawan, Cameron Chase, Stuart MacLeod, Julio Reyes, Xica Rodriguez
Roundtable Moderator: Michael Rizzi
Client: MUCH / Bell Media
Director: Max Kopanygin
Producer: Max Kopanygin
Writer and Chase Producer: Al Donato
Associate Producer: Risa Rosenfield
Roundtable Director of Photography: Nathan J. Haynes
Roundtable Camera Operators: David Condotta, Nathan J. Haynes, Aleksey Matviyenko
Audio Recording: Samuel Rodgers
Portrait Photography: Nathan J. Haynes
Roundtable Hair & Makeup: Samantha Couture
Profile Pieces Shot by: Max Kopanygin
2nd Camera Operator (Xica Profile): Nathan J. Haynes
2nd Camera Operator (Cameron Profile): Sam Coyle
Editor: Max Kopanygin
Title Graphics: Nik Dudukovic
Colour Grade: Zach Silverstein
Client: Davignon
Production company: Neon Tie Films
Director & DoP: Oleksiy Matviyenko
Editor: Alex Short