Travis (1997)
57 min
Seven-year-old Travis has AIDS. Filmmaker Richard Kotuk invites us to witness Travis’s struggle. With his intense yearning for life and understanding of death, Travis describes the disease as a “monster inside of me: I’m gonna fight it. I will fight.” Supported by his grandmother and his community of cousins, Travis fights AIDS for an opportunity to be a boy with normal childhood dreams. An unsentimental portrait, Travis questions our own understanding of death and passion for life.
- Release date
- December 1, 1998
- Country of origin
- Not yet available
Cast
- Geneva Jefferies as Self
- Geneva Jefferies as Travis Grandmother
- Travis Jefferies as Self
- Ilene Rabinowitz as Self
- Ilene Rabinowitz as Psychiatrist
- Lourdes Rodriguez as Self
- Lourdes Rodriguez as Nurse
- Susan Spadafora as Self
- Susan Spadafora as Nurse
- Alan Warner as Self
- Alan Warner as Social Worker
Crew
- Richard Kotuk · Director
- Jean Tsien · Writer
- Richard Kotuk · Producer
- Richard Kotuk · Cinematographer
- Jean Tsien · Editor