This is a short film introducing The Face of AIDS Film Archive. It contains clips from the archive, information about the origins of the archive and future plans.

Staffan Hildebrand returns to Australia, where he started his project of documenting the AIDS epidemic in 1988, and to Cambodia where he first arrived in 1998. He interviews some of the scientists and activists who he met back then and displays some footage from the archive.

XIX International AIDS Conference opening ceremony. Speeches by the Elizabeth Taylor award winners of 2012, political and religious leaders, leaders of international agencies such as UNAIDS, IAS, The Global Fund, The World Bank and UN, and many other delegates.

Staffan Hildebrand looks back on his 25 years of documenting the HIV and AIDS epidemic for the Face of AIDS Film Archive. The film portrays a shift from pessimism towards a growing optimism in the response to HIV and AIDS.

XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna in 2010. Staffan Hildebrand talks about the role of the International AIDS Conference and reflects on some of the most important conferences over time in his opinion.

XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna in 2010. Press conference about the Shapa Boys, an initiative by male bicycle taxi drivers in Malawi, supported by the organization Friends of AIDS Support Trust (FAST), to prevent sex as payment for taxi services.

XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna in 2010. Press conference about the Shapa Boys, an initiative by male bicycle taxi drivers in Malawi, supported by the organization Friends of AIDS Support Trust (FAST), to prevent sex as payment for taxi services.

XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Face of AIDS film screening, short interviews, demonstrations and music performances. The Canadian rapper Eternia performs songs about HIV/AIDS and women's rights.

XV International AIDS Conference in Bangkok in July, 2004. Face of AIDS doing marketing for the organization by handing out DVDs with the documentary "Global Youth Fighting HIV and AIDS" shown at the opening ceremony of the conference.

Opening of the Cent Gardes Conference in Annecy in 2002. Speeches by the Director of Fondation Mérieux, Alain Mérieux, and participants from other institutions working on HIV vaccines. The film maker Staffan Hildebrand holds a speech about Face of AIDS.