Transit is a
2005 film made by
MTV Europe and
Tigerlily Films.
It was filmed in St. Petersburg, Mexico City, Nairobi and Los Angeles and shows the lives of 4 different people travelling across the globe. During their journeys they think and reason about issues of life such as emotionality and sexuality.
Plot
The starting stories of the four protagonists are as follow:
- In St. Petersburg Tatjana wants to leave the city with the man she is in love with.
- In Mexico City, Champinon is desperately trying to find a girlfriend, overshadowed by the success of his friend Blanco.
- In Los Angeles, Asha finds out that the man of her dreams is cheating on her.
- In Nairobi, Kenya, Matthew gets into the hip-hop culture.
Beyond this point, the characters of the story try to cope with things...
About the film
MTV Europe and
Tigerlily Films produced this film to air directly on television on all
MTV Networks on December 1, the
World AIDS Day. Its goal is to make teenagers think about matters such as
sex and
relationships.
Transit was made as part of MTV's Staying Alive campaign, which aims to raise HIV awareness and reduce discrimination against HIV positive individuals.
The film is also available as a free download via the Staying Alive website.
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