Jerichos Walls Are Falling - Synopsis
Plot: After a holiday in Ibiza, Jericho is diagnosed
with HIV. Through him we experience the difficulty and hardship that accompanies
the disease in modern Britain and on a wider scale across the world. He
re-evaluates his life, it’s friendships, trust and love and emerges hopeful and
optimistic for the future.
Synopsis: Jericho is a handsome, attractive young man
who has a strong group of friends and is waiting for his life to take shape
after leaving drama school. When he returns from a holiday with his friends he
undergoes an STD test after his friend contracts crabs. On hearing the results
he learns he is HIV positive. This shatters his existence and we follow him as
he is educated about the virus and it’s impact both physically and socially on
the rest of his life. He visits a support group where he finds friendship and
encouragement from other positive people as well as engaging in debate about the
wider picture and the effect of the virus on society and the negative
connotations it brings. Jericho finds his life influenced by a number of other
individuals, both young and old with HIV. Jericho marvels at the courage of
those who have coped with the condition for over a decade while he himself
eventually comes to console those who have only been diagnosed for a few months.
Over a period of some years we follow Jericho as he navigates his personal life
and his future while coming to terms with the living with the virus. He
re-evaluates friendships and lovers, his family and most importantly himself. At
the climax to the piece what materialises is a sense of clarity and honesty that
the virus has brought about. Coupled with the advice of an enigmatic stranger,
Jericho leaves the audience with not only a notion of hope and triumph against
adversity but with an education into a subject which is much neglected in the
media.
Latest News & Events
Monday 1st December (World AIDS day) ‘Jericho’s Walls Are Falling’
Launch/Screening/Fundraiser Party.
Venue: Sway Bar, 61-65 Great Queen Street London WC2B 5BZ (t. 020 7404 6114 e.
info@swaybar.co.uk w. www.swaybar.co.uk)
Time: 6pm till 3am (Sway happy hour 5-7pm) Look forward to the first
screening of the trailer as well as scenes from the film. Also live music,
interviews with cast and production team, an exciting auction and raffle, comedy
and top DJs into the early hours for those that don’t have work the following
morning… or just don’t care. RSVP production@danstyles.co.uk for attendance.
Tuesday 20th October Shooting complete on the promotional shoot for
‘Jericho’s Walls are Falling’: 8 shoot days, 30 crew, 54 cast and 17 hours of
footage.
