Science meets the big screen

The film Ending HIV: The Journey to a Vaccine was honored with the Jury Award for Best Professional Documentary Feature, and will be screened at the 11th annual Raw Science Film Festival in New York on Oct. 25.

This powerful and timely documentary masterfully chronicles one of the most significant scientific pursuits of our era, spanning decades of research and resilience.

Since the early 1980s, scientists, researchers, community organizers, faith leaders, and countless organizations have poured their lives into understanding and battling HIV — the most complicated virus medicine has ever faced.

When the HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) was formed in the 1990s, an unprecedented global collaboration took shape. But until now, the tireless work across countries, races, genders, and disciplines had never been fully narrated on screen.

Following the screening, audiences will hear directly from leading voices in HIV vaccine research and advocacy, including Dr. Larry Corey, professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) and co-principal investigator of the HIV Vaccine Trials Network.