The Checkup

This short film depicts the brutally-honest yet warm relationship that develops between a doctor and her patient on HIV antiviral drugs. Every three months, they work through a series of shockingly-intrusive questions, forming a unique bond on the front lines of what the United Nations calls the worst, most deadly epidemic in human history.

Cast

Joshua Torgerson

as The Patient

Altagracia Nova

as The Doctor

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