XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Swedish Dr Lars Olof Kallings who founded the International AIDS Society (IAS) in 1988 and who is now the United Nations Special Envoy for AIDS in Eastern Europe, reflects on the history of the AIDS movement.

XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Panel session with Dr Lars Olof Kallings among others.

XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Demonstration for free access to anti-retroviral treatment.

XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Interviews with Jasmine Burnett from the Black AIDS Institute in the United States, Yvette Fleming from Stop AIDS Now in the Netherlands and David Lush from Positive Vibes in Namibia, among others.

XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Interview with Fatma Hacioglu from Turkey and David Jason Wessenaar from South Africa, two advocates for youth sexual and reproductive rights. They talk about sexuality education in their home countries.

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.

Annual HIV research conference arranged by IHV. Dr Robert Gallo holds a lecture on the history of medical research on human retroviruses. He also talks about the early discoveries of t-cell leukemia in Japanese patients, which led to the discovery of HTLV-1.