A Closer Walk | |
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Directed by | Robert Bilheimer |
Produced by | Robert Bilheimer Heidi Ostertag (co-producer) Bill Stetson (co-producer) |
Narrated by | Glenn Close Will Smith |
Cinematography | Richard Young |
Edited by | Anthony DeLuca |
Distributed by | Worldwide Documentaries |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
A Closer Walk is Robert Bilheimer's documentary film about the global AIDS epidemic.[1] Narrated by Glenn Close and Will Smith, A Closer Walk features cinematography by Richard D. Young, interviews with the Dalai Lama, Bono, and Kofi Annan, and musical contributions by Annie Lennox, The Neville Brothers, Dido, Eric Clapton, Moby, Geoffrey Oryema, and Sade.[2]
Subjects and storylines encompass the broad spectrum of the global AIDS experience and include people with HIV/AIDS from all walks of life; AIDS children and orphans and those caring for them; doctors, nurses, and social workers; human rights advocates; and prominent scientists, economists, researchers, government leaders, and NGO officials. The film's basic themes remain, what are the underlying causes of AIDS; the relationship between health, dignity, and human rights; and the universal need for action, compassion, and commitment to counter what has become the worst plague in human history.