New Nickels
New Nickels explores the healing journeys of five Black women in our "Out of the Shadows" program as they emerge from the shadows and find community, self-acceptance and love.
In 2020 IWES was asked by the New Orleans Film Society to create a film focusing on the experiences of Black women living with HIV in the South, through funding from Gilead Sciences. The ensuing film, New Nickels, was created in partnership with a program out of our HIV and STI division entitled Out Of the Shadows, which has provided a supportive environment for Black women living with HIV in the South to meet regularly to enhance their resiliency and well-being, develop skills necessary to achieve viral suppression, explore life-enhancing goals and, ultimately, emerge from isolation. Watch New Nickels to get a brief glimpse into these beautiful women's lives and see how they cope with the everyday stressors of living in the South, from working to raising kids and dealing with family drama to advocating for a better society for themselves and others.
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