Female Voices in Science: Cinematic Reflections on HIV and COVID-19
Presentation: Osmely Piña, MD, Project Manager of the Pedro Zerolo.
Date and time: Wednesday, Nov 6th. 8.00 p.m.
Venue: Cinemateca Pedro Zerolo
Tickets: Free admission until full capacity is reached
Type of activity: Workshop
Participants:
- Debora Álvarez, PhD in Public Health, Health Communicator.
Through the documentary film "Walks With Science: HIV and COVID-19, Two Pandemics Face to Face", she conducts a study on two infectious diseases that marked milestones in recent history. In the subsequent discussion, Débora Álvarez, with her experience in the field of HIV research, will reflect on the power of science and cinema as tools for change, underlining the contribution of women who, through research and filmmaking, have transformed the way we understand public health and society.
Débora Álvarez
PhD in Public Health, she is a Science communicator specialized in health and in social intervention based on the use of audiovisual tools.
Osmely Piña
MD graduated from the University of Zulia (2019, Venezuela), founding member of the LGBTI movement Okay, no, director of the film festival Encuentro Diverso. She participated an MD in the Luz First Aid Foundation (PALUZ) in collaboration with UNICEF; psychosocial promoter of the Fundación Rehabilitarte through UNICEF's WASH programme (2021 - 2022), Project Manager of Acción Triángulo and Cinemateca Pedro Zerolo (2021 - Present).
