Jodie Howard is a second year Film Studies major and English minor at the University of California, Berkeley. She is an active student filmmaker with a passion for cinematography and documentary work. Jodie is currently facilitating a “Filmmaking for Activists” course to foster a community of Cal filmmakers producing positive social change through cinema.
For it’s 1993 release, the Jonathan Demme film, Philadelphia, set a novel precedent. At this time, the HIV/AIDS virus was essentially a death sentence...