Entrant Company
Bensimon Byrne
Program
Traditional Mediums
Advertiser Category
Health Awareness & Advocacy
Big Fucking Deal is a short film that explores the stigma and systemic inequality that people experience when living with HIV and additional challenges. Even though HIV can be medically managed, stigma and inequality continue to determine who gets consistent, safe care. When living with HIV also means facing mental health challenges, addiction, unstable housing, or discrimination, treatment can quickly become impossible to maintain. The film brings those lived realities to the surface, showing how a treatable condition can turn into a life-shaping crisis.