Just months before their wedding, Karin Donnan and her fiancé Blair discovered that he had contracted AIDS. Against the odds, they married anyway. In 1989, Blair died.

In A PROMISE KEPT, Karin candidly and eloquently recounts the story of their extraordinary relationship - the shared anguish of coping with his illness; the joy they discovered as an unconditional love grew. Blair's last wish was for Karin to use their story to fight the ignorance that still surrounds AIDS. She has devoted much of her life since speaking to school and community groups, delivering the message that "Prevention really begins when you finally believe that AIDS could happen to you. However, it is preventable."

Personal, intense, and deeply moving, A PROMISE KEPT - much more than pamphlets, ads, or plain facts and figures ever could - will awaken viewers of all ages to the reality of AIDS.

"One of the best documentaries on HIV viewed to date. Students want to take it home!"—What's New in Home Economics

"An extraordinary documentary. It is never maudlin even while it spares no details of the terrible emotional and physical toll taken by AIDS."—Licia Corbella, Toronto Sun

"A valuable asset to assist the efforts of AIDS organizations, schools, universities, community groups, health agencies, as well as caregivers, families, and friends of people with AIDS."—CANFAR (Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research)

"****[4 Stars - Highly Recommended] There are many videos available about HIV and AIDS that address modes of transmission, testing procedures, and other clinical issues. Here is one that humanizes the disease... This is a well designed production. Recommended for public, school, and academic libraries."—Nancy J. Allee, Video Rating Guide for Libraries

"Through Karin's poignant story, viewers learn how the courageous young woman cared for Blair at home, how she shared with him her intimate feelings about the disease, and how she told him it was all right to die. Warnings to have safe sex and not to share needles take on added meaning here."—Nancy McCray, Booklist

"The AIDS presentation by Karin Donnan is likely to be remembered for a long time... Never has [a speaker] had such a profound effect on students."—Grimsby Independent Newspaper

"A nurse can come and tell you statistics, but she [Karin Donnan] told you what it was really all about."—Ontario (Canada) High School Student