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Girl, Positive | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Nancey Silvers |
Directed by | Peter Werner |
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Music by | Richard Marvin |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Cinematography | Neil Roach |
Editor | David Beatty |
Running time | 88 minutes |
Production company | Von Zerneck/Sertner Films |
Budget | $1.5 million |
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Network | Lifetime |
Release | June 25, 2007 (2007-06-25) |
Girl, Positive (typically stylized as Girl, Posi+ive) is a 2007 American drama television film directed by Peter Werner, written by Nancey Silvers, and starring Andrea Bowen and Jennie Garth. The film is about a preppy teenage girl who discovers she is HIV positive after a summer one-night stand with a boy. It aired on Lifetime on June 25, 2007.
Plot
Rachel, a high school girl, seems to have the life that most people envy: she has a steady boyfriend, great friends, and a place on the school's soccer team. Preparing for college and separating from her boyfriend are the main worries of this teen, as she lives a carefree life like most girls her age. However, Rachel's world falls apart the day she discovers that Jason, the guy whom she lost her virginity to at a party and died in a car accident a few months ago, was HIV positive and a heavy IV drug user.
Rachel immediately goes to an AIDS clinic to get a rapid swab test, which comes back positive. Devastated by the fact that she may actually be infected with the virus, Rachel then confides in her substitute teacher, Sarah, who has secretly been living with the disease for years. But both young women are about to find out their secrets will not be kept secret for very long, as word begins to spread throughout their high school and rumors fly, making some of these students realize that they may not be as "invincible" as they think they are.
Cast
- Andrea Bowen as Rachel Sandler
- Jennie Garth as Sarah Bennett
- Nathan Anderson as Tim Willey
- Evan Gamble as Greg Markwell
- Rhoda Griffis as Karen Sandler
- Erik von Detten as Jason
- S. Epatha Merkerson as Ariel Winters
Production
Filming took place in New Orleans.
Accolades
References
- "Southern comfort: Cameraman Andy Sparaco splits his time between New Orleans and Chicago". Reel Chicago. August 31, 2007. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- Lowry, Brian (June 24, 2007). "Girl, Positive". Variety. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
External links
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- 2007 television films
- 2007 films
- 2007 drama films
- 2007 in American television
- 2000s American films
- 2000s English-language films
- 2000s high school films
- 2000s teen drama films
- American drama television films
- American high school films
- American teen drama films
- English-language drama films
- Films directed by Peter Werner
- Films scored by Richard Marvin
- Films shot in New Orleans
- HIV/AIDS in American films
- HIV/AIDS in television
- Lifetime (TV channel) films
- Television Academy Honors winners