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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Suee<br />
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| caption = Suee<br />
| director = [[Sai Paranjpye]]<br />
| producer = South Asia Region Development Marketplace, Sai Paranjpye Films<br />
| writer = [[Sai Paranjpye]] (Screenplay & Dialogue)<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2009|07}}<br />
| runtime = 30 minutes<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Hindi]] English Subtitles<br />
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'''Suee (The Needle)''', a film directed by [[Sai Paranjpye]], explores a number of areas in the lives of [[injecting drug users]] including treatment, care, peer and community support, [[Drug rehabilitation|rehabilitation]] and the workplace. It was launched by Response Beyond Borders, the Asian consortium on drug use [[HIV]]/ [[AIDS]] and poverty at the IX International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific.<br />
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Ms Paranjpye, a [[Cannes Film Festival]] award winner, worked closely with injecting drug users from the [[Sankalp Rehabilitation Trust]] in [[Mumbai]] and spent time interviewing them on location and involving them as actors in the film. She also consulted [[NGO]] Sharan in [[Delhi]], the [[International Center for Research on Women]], and the [[World Bank]].<br />
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The 30 minute film was aired on [[Doordarshan]] on [[World AIDS Day]], 1 December 2009.<ref>[https://archive.is/20130416011204/http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/Resources/FeatureStories/archive/2009/20090810_ICAAP_WB_IDU_film_GVA.asp Injecting drug users take central role in anti-stigma film]</ref><ref>http://www.3dsyndication.com/showarticle.aspx?nid=DNMUM139008</ref><br />
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== Production ==<br />
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The film was drawn from the South Asia Region Development Marketplace (SAR DM), an initiative spearheaded by the World Bank. It consists of a competitive grants programme that identifies and supports small scale projects demonstrating an innovative approach to reducing HIV stigma and discrimination in the region. 26 [[civil society]] organizations from across South Asia won grants of US$40,000 each to bring their ideas to fruition.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2000s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:HIV/AIDS in Indian films]]<br />
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