Videotapes 
All persons living in Nebraska are able to borrow educational videos. Videos are sent on free loan as a result of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funding. Videos may be kept for a total of three (3) weeks. Please browse the videos listed alphabetically below:
Please request videos by title on the order form.
AIDS and Kids: The Whitney Project (grades 3 - 8, running time 16 minutes, ©1995)
This program teaches children to have compassion for people with HIV/AIDS. When members of a sixth grade class in Pecos, New Mexico learned about a girl their age in Illinois who has AIDS, they wanted to help. The Pecos students became pen pals with young Whitney Williams. They sent her friendly letters, handmade cards, videotaped greetings, and a handmade "living quilt." The students even launched a successful campaign to bring Whitney to Pecos for a visit. The mayor of Pecos made the date "Whitney Williams Day." He gave her a key to the city at a school assembly in her honor. Emotional statements from Whitney convey how much the students' support has meant to her. Students and teachers at Pecos also speak of their association with Whitney. It has taught them about compassion, sharing, understanding, courage, hope and survival.(The) Heart of the Matter (adults, running time 52 minutes, ©1994)
The Heart of the Matter is the first film to look at AIDS as a women's issue. This moving documentary focuses on the story of Janice Jirau. She’s an HIV-positive African-American woman. She reveals why she was at high risk and what she did when she discovered she'd been infected. A chorus of other HIV-positive women underscores the universal nature of the problems Janice confronted. They draw attention to the alarming growth of the epidemic among women. The filmmakers show that exploring larger issues surrounding women's sexuality are at the heart of understanding women's risk for HIV. THE HEART OF THE MATTER hits home to the people affected by the epidemic. These people include: HIV positive women and their families; communities and churches and care providers needing educational tools. It also includes educators, women's groups, community leaders and policy makers working to affect change.HIV/AIDS and African Americans (general audiences, running time 14 minutes, produced in 2001 as a collaborative project between the Office of AIDS Research, NIH and the National Minority AIDS Council)
This film gives facts about the HIV/AIDS outbreak in African American communities in the United States. It is narrated by James Brown, a television sports analyst. The producers recommend that this video be viewed in a group setting with a leader. It is their hope that the information provided will get people talking about community and individual prevention efforts.HIV/AIDS and the Latino Community (general audiences, running time 14 minutes, produced in 2001 as a collaborative project between the Office of AIDS Research, NIH and the National Minority AIDS Council)
This film gives facts about the HIV/AIDS outbreak in Latino communities in the United States. It is narrated by James Brown, a television sports analyst. The producers recommend that this video be viewed in a group setting with a leader. They hope that the information provided will get people talking about community and individual prevention efforts.HIV/AIDS and Older Americans (general audiences, running time 14 minutes, produced in 2001 as a collaborative project between the Office of AIDS Research, NIH and the National Minority AIDS Council)
This film gives facts about the HIV/AIDS outbreak in older Americans in the United States. The producers recommend that this video be viewed in a group setting with a leader. They hope that the information provided will get people talking about community and individual prevention efforts.Kevin's Room (adults, running time 60 minutes, ©2001)
Kevin's Room is the story of five African American gay men. Each of them struggles with common issues related to their community, family and each other. Through sharing in a support group, each of the men learn valuable lessons and change in ways that will forever impact their lives. Kevin, a young African American social worker, receives a small grant to start a gay men's support group. Kevin's partner Jhalil is a sharp but nurturing attorney who clearly enjoys their domestic bliss in the couple's upscale urban home. The relationship is monogamous, communicative and loving until Kevin reveals in a pivotal scene that he has lied to Jahalil about his HIV status. Kevin’s Room is an aggressive and creative drama that tackles a growing national crisis. National studies have indicated that one in three African American gay men are infected with HIV. Important messages of HIV prevention, HIV drug testing, HIV drug adherence and sexual risk taking are out to the African American gay community, which is rarely seen on television at a time when we are learning of dramatic increases in the number of HIV/AIDS cases.Not One More Person: Avoiding HIV (ages 13 - 19, adult, running time 29 minutes, ©1998)
Adolescents are one of the fastest-growing populations of HIV-positive people. Yet many teens--due to their inexperience, their lack of assertiveness skills, and their feelings of invincibility--are not making wise choices. Viewers are introduced to six youths who recently tested positive for HIV. In their own words we learn how they got infected, and how it could have been avoided. The program then details how HIV is transmitted and the behaviors associated with infection. Viewers learn that some of these HIV-positive young people continued having unprotected sex without telling others of their HIV status. They emphasize that you can’t trust that someone is HIV negative simply because they tell you so. The program concludes with urgent advice for today’s uninfected teens: abstinence and never using IV drugs are the only 100 percent safe ways to avoid HIV.Positive: A Journey into AIDS (classroom version) (ages 6 - 18, adult, running time 29 minutes, ©1995)
In this moving documentary, Michael Sutton (Stone) and Kimberly McCullough (Robin), who portray a couple battling AIDS on the ABC daytime drama, General Hospital, learn about HIV/AIDS from people living with the disease. They learn ways the virus is transmitted, and quickly find out that it attacks people of all ages, sexes and races. Kimberly takes an HIV test, learning why it is important to be tested if you think you may be at risk. They meet hospice patients who have less than six months to live and discuss with them how they became infected. They also talk about facing the prospect of an early death. In one particularly moving moment, Kimberly returns to visit a hospice patient she had seen days earlier, only to find he had since passed away. An informative and moving media aid to health units on STDs, human sexuality, substance abuse, and behavioral choices. Students' understanding of the relationship between unsafe behaviors and personal health, and the risks of contracting STDs through sexual involvement or shared needles is reinforced with chilling, and very human, clarity.Risky Stuff (grades 7 - 12, running time 24 minutes, ©2003)
What if you had to make one of the most important decisions of your life with no reliable facts to guide you? That’s the situation for many young people when trying to choose between remaining abstinent, or becoming sexually active. Prospective partners and peers may not have accurate facts, and may not have the person’s best interests at heart. Although exposure to STDs - and pregnancy - can occur with just one sexual encounter, many teens believe themselves invulnerable, or are too embarrassed to pursue valid information. Some end up having unprotected sex virtually by default. They also may not associate the sharing of needles for tattooing or body piercing with the spread of STDs - but, they should. Tackling uninformed decision-making head on, an engaging, multiethnic group of teens delivers straightforward information about peer pressure, dating, postponing sexual involvement, STDs, and need for protection if an individual does have sex. They discuss the link between alcohol, drugs, and risky behavior, and how sharing needles can lead to STD infection. Their lively presentation forcefully drives home the relationship between behavior and physical wellbeing. Various STDs are covered, with an emphasis on HIV/AIDS. Risky Stuff enables students to overcome embarrassment and consult adults for information about sexual involvement and consequences. With half of new HIV/AIDS infections in the U.S. occurring in people between ages 13 and 24, now is a crucial time for students to begin talking, asking - and listening - about STDs, sex, pregnancy, needles, and risky behavior.(The) Subject is HIV (grades 7 - 12, running time 16 minutes, ©1991)
This five time award-winning video is recommended for use with the Be Proud! Be Responsible! curriculum and Making Proud Choices! curriculum. Host, Rae Dawn Chong explains what is HIV and AIDS, how the virus is and is not transmitted, promotes an understanding for people who are HIV positive and offers teen strategies for negotiating abstinence as a primary means of HIV prevention.Tales from a Teen Clinic (ages 13 - 19, running time 28 minutes, ©2000)
This award-winning documentary focuses on the efforts of two groundbreaking teen health clinics in Southern California. Pregnancy, STDs, contraceptives and the option of abstinence are among the topics frankly discussed by the young patients and their peer counselors. Viewers are encouraged to think about the choices they make in life and to seek help if they need it. Tales From a Teen Clinic provides a refreshingly realistic perspective on adolescent sexuality and the possible consequences of hasty, ill-informed decisions. The stories that are told contain lessons for everyone.Twenty Years of AIDS (general audiences, running time 17 minutes, produced in 2001)
This film looks back at the early days of CDC's involvement with the AIDS epidemic. It includes reviews from many of the people who were involved in putting out the first MMWR article and its later impact.
