Oasis
Director Alejandro Cárdenas
Countries Finland
Duration 52 min
Synopsis
Oasis is a small world of opposites. It is a safehouse, which provides treatment and care for the HIV infected Mayans in Yucatán, Mexico. The occupants face many prejudices in their lives; agains their heritance, their sexual orientation and the infection they’re carrying. The film gives voice to those, who doesn’t have it. It follows the lives of Gerardo Chan Chan, Deborah and Reyna Patricia in and out of Oasis. It analyzes prejudices of which the HIV-positive society in Yucatán suffers, and also misunderstandings and neglect against the reasons and risks of HIV infection. Even though the film deals with serious and current issues, it is all in all a film about positivity and hope in life.
Oasis is a small world of opposites. It is a safehouse, which provides treatment and care for the HIV infected Mayans in Yucatán, Mexico. The occupants face many prejudices in their lives; agains their heritance, their sexual orientation and the infection they’re carrying. The film gives voice to those, who doesn’t have it. It follows the lives of Gerardo Chan Chan, Deborah and Reyna Patricia in and out of Oasis. It analyzes prejudices of which the HIV-positive society in Yucatán suffers, and also misunderstandings and neglect against the reasons and risks of HIV infection. Even though the film deals with serious and current issues, it is all in all a film about positivity and hope in life.