PROTECTION is a creative documentary exploring the ways in which men and boys in South Africa, Kenya and Sierra Leone relate to and experience condom use.

Accompanied by a facilitator’s guide, the film explores why correct and consistent condom use remains a challenge for many men across the continent, despite the fact that condoms are widely available.

The film brings into focus tensions and contradictions that surround condom use – and engages viewers with many of the complicated issues familiar in daily life. The film is divided into three sections:

Soweto, South Africa:

Following the stories an elderly, respected trainer in a Soweto boxing club and a young Johannesburg boxer, this section looks at the challenges in caring for a healthy, strong body in a world of HIV.

Kenya:

A stone carving community comes together to discuss what can be done to stop tradition dying out as result of HIV and AIDS; those who have suffered loss or are living with HIV argue against reservations and call for new approaches to condom use in realities of sexually active lives.

Sierra Leone:

This section explores the different attitudes and approaches of two young men with different views on condom use in a shanty town in post-war Sierra Leone.