How to Survive a Plague
How to Survive a Plague
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.
Country: US
Genre: Documentary, History
Release: 2012-09-21
Director: David France
Production: Public Square Films, Ninety Thousand Words, Ted Snowdon Foundation, Impact Partners, Little Punk, Ford Foundation, Doc Society
Cast: Peter Staley, Larry Kramer, Iris Long, Bob Rafsky, Mark Harrington
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