The First Annual Her Story Film Competition is a unique competition allowing HBCU undergraduate students to create short films that will raise awareness about public health issues such as sexual health and violence against women on college campuses. The competition will allow participants to creatively depict societal problems using film and reveal to their peers issues that are often silent amongst the college community.
 

Grand Prize – $1000

The following film entitled Free Will won the original Silent Movies in the AUC Competition that took place in the Atlanta University Center during the 2012 Spring Semester.

Free Will (HD Short Film) from Wealth Rangers on Vimeo.

Her Story extends a special thanks to all our generous sponsors for their support and participation in this year’s student film contest.

This contest is supported in part by a federal funding guidance under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health (OWH) and funding from The Wright Group. The views and content expressed within the context of individual student film entries are not the views of the organizations, sponsors or partners of this film contest.

For more information on preventive women’s health information visit:

1. Applicants must be registered undergraduate students attending a Historically Black College or University. There is NO FEE to apply and students can submit in more than one entry. The information provided will be used for publication in future events to include but not limited to press releases and all public relations relating to Her Story Films Student Contest, The Wright Group, EVAW: The HBCU Project and/or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health. .
2. Address a public health issues and risk either:
   1. Risk of HIV/AIDS and College Women
      1. Prevention
      2. Testing
   2. Violence Against Women on College Campuses:
      1. Sexual Assault
      2. Dating Violence
      3. Cybertstalking
      4. Harassment
      5. Stalking
3. Show evidence of collaboration or utilization of students from an HBCU community and the perspectives knowledge and understanding of health education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
4. Films must be produced by students who are responsible for the creation, development and execution.
5. No copyright infringement: you, the filmmaker, are responsible for obtaining necessary rights to use materials provided by third parties. If you do use a piece of copyrighted material that you have legally obtained, please enclose a copy of the paperwork that proves you have permission to use it.
6. No explicit sexual or graphic violence. We’re not into censoring, but keep it reasonable folks.
7. Films submissions must be no longer than 10 minutes in length. We believe you have a feature length masterpiece in you but unfortunately we’ll have to see it another time. Short films should run the gamut of subject matter and style. Shorts Films will be judged based on their individual merits in storytelling, style and execution production as it relates to the intended message.

HIV/AIDs & Women

Read more on HIV/AIDS from the Office on Women’s Health at womenshealth.gov

• Women and HIV/AIDS— This section of womenshealth.gov provides women with resources and information to get help with HIV/AIDS. It provides information on prevention, testing, living with the disease, opportunistic infections, medical care, pregnancy, and more.

Explore other publications and websites

• Act Against AIDS— Every nine and one-half minutes, someone in the United States is infected with HIV. This website provides information on how to get tested, how to delay the onset of AIDS, and what you can do to help be a part of the solution.

• Healthy Youth! Sexual Risk Behaviors— This fact sheet provides statistics on young adults’ sexual behaviors, including how often they practice safe sex, what percentage have a sexually transmitted infection, and how many are infected with HIV. There are also resources for state and local programs listed on the website for further information on priority health risks among youth.

• HIV Transmission— This Web page answers common questions about how HIV can be passed from one person to another.

• HIV/AIDS Among Youth— In the United States, HIV-related death has the greatest impact on young and middle‑aged adults, particularly racial and ethnic minorities. This fact sheet provides an overview of HIV/AIDS among adolescents, as well as risk factors and barriers to prevention.

• HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Women— HIV and AIDS is a growing problem among women of all ages. This series of slides tracks the occurrence of HIV and AIDS in women from 1985–2007.

• Living With HIV/AIDS— This booklet is for people who are HIV-positive. It can help you and your loved ones understand HIV and its effects on health and everyday life.

• National HIV and STD Testing Resources— This website has information and resources on HIV testing, including a national database of HIV testing sites. It also provides basic information about HIV/AIDS and behaviors that place a person at risk of infection.

• Understanding HIV/AIDS— This Web page provides an overview of HIV, how HIV causes AIDS, and the HIV lifecycle. It has information about symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and current research on HIV.

Connect with other organizations and resources:

• AIDS.gov

• AIDSinfo

• American Social Health Association

• Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, NIAID, NIH, HHS

• Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention, CDC, HHS

• Greater than AIDS

• HIV/AIDS Programs, HRSA, HHS

• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH

• National Prevention Information Network, CDC

Web Media on Girls, HIV/AIDS and Women

• Women and Girls are Greater Than AIDS: Make Every Moment a Deciding Moment

Violence Against Women Resources