Opening ceremony of the Global Village at the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington D.C. in 2012. Music performances and speeches by Michel Sidibé from UNAIDS, and others. Global Village is a section with representatives from civil society and HIV organizations.

This film tells the US story of the AIDS epidemic starting in the early 1980's. Scientists and activists, both pioneers and youths of today, talk about research, prevention, treatment and care. They also discuss stigma, homophobia and poverty as closely related to HIV and AIDS.