Nature and Mental Health: Women with HIV in focus
Susan Cole and Angelina Namiba in conversation
“beautifully created”
Sophia Forum
“fantastic”
Dr Nneka Nwokolo
“Great resource“
Terrence Higgins Trust
“delightful”
Silvia Petretti, Chief Executive Officer, Positively UK
“amazing!”
ViiV Healthcare
“Uplifting”
Vicky, Peer Support Volunteer
“Beautifully captured”
Ama Appiah, HIV Pharmacist
“fabulous film”
Salamander Trust
“LOVE THIS!!!!”
Marc Thompson, Lead Commissioner London HIV Prevention Programme
“A very important discussion”
Miguel A López-López, GNP+
“Really Good”
Darren Knight, Chief Executive Officer, George House Trust
“Brilliant”
Sophie Strachan, Chief Executive Officer, Sophia Forum
Nature and Emotional Wellbeing
Susan Cole and Angelina Namiba talk about the benefits of being in nature when looking after your mental health. They discuss relatable life experiences and give practical tips for helping with emotional wellbeing in this short conversational documentary created for women living with HIV
Humour
Susan and Angelina are known for their unique humour. Of course, when combined with mental health challenges, humour needs to be given thoughtful consideration.
Jokes between Susan and Angelina were captured, selected and integrated in to our edit, striking a good balance of information and experience sharing, with light hearted humour
Susan and Angelina see the funny side of being in nature, sharing a joke about oozing trees
Aerial Drone Shots
We filmed and edited in intriguing aerial drone footage for the opening of the conversation and trailer, establishing a higher production value than is usually seen for these types of information videos
Reception
Nature and mental health: women with HIV in focus was received well by charity sector leaders, healthcare professionals, on-the-ground support staff and health related organisations.
The short film has been shown at numerous support groups and was noted as being informative, relatable and helpful to service users
Mirjam Schulpen from Mirjam Schulpen Training & Coaching taking a selfie with Susan at the AIDS 2024 conference after discussing her use of the video during her workshops
Sector Reaction
FAQ
What is Nature and mental health: women with HIV in focus?
Nature and mental health: women with HIV in focus is a short conversational documentary written and produced by Susan Cole on behalf of HIV information charity aidsmap and Angelina Namiba on behalf of peer support group 4M Network. Video production including filming, editing and aerial drone footage was by us, Fizzy Vortex.