Living Proof: Private Screening & Talk Back
Overview
Join us for an exclusive, in-person private screening of Sheryl Lee Ralph and The DIVA Foundation’s new Hulu documentary Living Proof—a powerful World AIDS Day film honoring the leadership, resilience, and brilliance of Southern Black women transforming the HIV movement.
Following the screening, stay for a dynamic Talk Back conversation featuring health leaders, advocates, and the documentary’s protagonists, Freda Jones and Kennedi Lowman co-founders of LOTUS, Inc.
This event is free and open to the community with RSVP.
📍 Location
Rollins School of Public Health, R. Randall Rollins Building
Margaret H. Ballroom – Plaza Level
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Free Parking:
Available in the Michael Street Employee Parking Deck.
Use 3 Rollins Way for GPS directions and follow signs to the R. Randall Rollins Building.
📝 RSVP Information
- RSVP required by Friday, December 5
- Ticket limit: 2 per registrant
🍽Food and Drinks
Light bites and beverages will be served.
Attire: Camera-ready.
🕒 Event Agenda
1:30 PM – Doors Open
2:15 PM – Welcome and Screening
Talk Back Panel to Follow, featuring:
- Dr. Angelica Geter DrPH, MPH - Health Expert
- Andrea Jefferson-Saboor, MSN, FNP-C
- Caroline Grant – HIV/AIDS Advocate
- Freda Jones - Co-Founder, LOTUS, Inc.
- Kennedi Lowman – Co-Founder, LOTUS, Inc.
- Moderated by: Candace N. Meadows, MPH
4:00 PM – Event Concludes
🎯 About the Film
Living Proof is a celebration of truth-telling, joy, community, and fierce advocacy. It centers Black Southern women as leaders in the ongoing fight for equity, visibility, and liberation in the HIV movement. Storytelling saves lives—come experience this moment with us.
🔗 Variety Article:
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/hulu-sheryl-lee-ralph-doc-living-proof-world-aids-day-1236586295/
🎥 Watch the Official Trailer
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Highlights
- 2 hours 30 minutes
- In person
Location
Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health
1518 Clifton Road North East
Atlanta, GA 30322
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Gilead COMPASS Initiative®
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