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A30 PEOPLE & ARTS
Saturday 22 June 2019
"5B" documentary tells story of pioneering AIDS caretakers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The transitioned to treating a
impact of San Francisco broader spectrum of pa-
General Hospital's ward tients in the late 1990s.
5B — the first hospital divi- "I'm kind of speechless be-
sion dedicated to treating cause it does evoke so
people with AIDS — has far much of that time period
outlasted its existence. for me," said Alison Moed,
The ward, which opened the former nurse manager
in 1989, is the focus of a on the ward. Now, when
new documentary, "5B," she watches the film, she
which has nurses, patients, feels hopeful. That wasn't
and supporters recount the always the case.
fight for non-discriminatory "I was a little cautious"
health care for those di- she said about being ap-
agnosed with AIDS until 5B proached to participate in

Alison Moed, left, and Halle Berry attend the U.S. premiere of the documentary Film "5B" during the
opening night of LA Pride Festival on Friday, June 7, 2019, in West Hollywood, Calif.
Associated Press
the documentary. "I want- we didn't actually want to in his life also brings tears.
ed to be sure that it was an relive that," he said. "We "By the third time (I saw the
experience that would be didn't want to make a film documentary), I was ball-
handled accurately, care- about the past." ing throughout the whole
fully, and even lovingly." In the film, Vandenberg thing," he said. "It's really
Guy Vandenberg, a former cries as he discusses the hard to look at but it's such
5B nurse, said he was also pain that comes with mem- a wonderful story."
reticent about participat- ories of caring for patients, The nurses and doctors who
ing. including his own partner volunteered to work in the
"It's a hopeful story, but Steve Williams. ward decided to take a
we had our reservations Williams, who is a 5B AIDS more holistic approach to
about doing the film when survivor, said watching the treating people with AIDS
we were asked, because film and revisiting that time than was the standard.q
'Cinderella' film feted at

Library of Congress

Congress in honor of the
Disney film "Cinderella."
The Thursday evening event
featured a costumed Cin-
derella character, who de-
scended the library steps
to the cheers of a crowd of
children and adults, includ-
ing some members of Con-
gress and their families.
Before Cinderella made
her grand entrance, hun-
dreds watched a screen-
ing of the Disney classic
animated movie, released
70 years ago. The Library of
Costumed Cinderella and Majordomo appear before guests at Congress recently added
an event marking the inclusion of Disney's "Cinderella" into the
National Film Registry on its 70th anniversary, Thursday night, the film to the National Film
June 20, 2019 at the Library of Congress in Washington. Registry.
Associated Press Attending a brief ceremo-
ny to mark the honor were
By OSCAR WELLS GABRIEL II drawn carriage. But there Librarian of Congress Carla
Associated Press was valet parking for the Hayden and Mary Walsh,
WASHINGTON (AP) — No guests invited to a "mini- director of the Disney Ani-
one arrived in a horse- ball" held at the Library of mation Research Library.q