XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Interview with three pioneers in the HIV/AIDS response - Dr Mervyn Silverman, Dr Paul Volberding, and Dr Lars Olof Kallings. They talk about the history of the AIDS movement.

XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Interview in English with the Swedish AIDS Ambassador, Lennart Hjelmåker. He talks about the Swedish contributions at the conference and in the HIV/AIDS response. He also reflects on the next conference in 2010.

XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. American HIV/AIDS pioneer Dr Anthony Fauci from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) talks about the disappointments of the latest HIV vaccine trials, and the leadership of Peter Piot.

XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Interview with Carissa Etienne, Assistant Director-General at WHO and Jim Yong Kim, Professor and since 2012 President of The World Bank. They talk about the leadership of Jonathan Mann and Peter Piot.

XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Interview with Carissa Etienne, Assistant Director-General at WHO and Jim Yong Kim, Professor and since 2012 President of The World Bank. They talk about the leadership of Jonathan Mann and Peter Piot.

XVII International AIDS Confrerence in Mexico City. The UNAIDS Executive Director, Peter Piot, is leading the seminar "Taking the Long-Term View AIDS 2031". He talks about the future leadership and international collaboration in HIV and AIDS research.

XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Ending of a panel session on the vaccine trials of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI). Seth Berkley, Alan Bernstein and Omu Anzala respond to questions from the audience.

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.