Feature film — 2012
How to Survive a Plague (2012)
A story of two coalitions – ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) – whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition. Despite having no scientific training, these self-made activists infiltrated the pharmaceutical industry and helped identify promising new drugs, moving them from experimental trials to patients in record time.
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A high-signal pick with 82 votes.
Public Square Films / Ninety Thousand Words / Ted Snowdon Foundation / Impact Partners / Little Punk / Ford Foundation / Doc Society
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Director: David France
On screen
Cast & crew
Peter Staley
Self
Larry Kramer
Self
Iris Long
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Bob Rafsky
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Mark Harrington
Self
Anthony Fauci
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David Barr
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Jim Eigo
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Ann Northrop
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