
How to Survive a Plague
HD
6.797
109 minA 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:
USGenre:
Documentary, HistoryReleased:
2012-09-21Languages:
EnglishCompanies:
Public Square FilmsNinety Thousand WordsTed Snowdon FoundationImpact PartnersLittle PunkFord FoundationDoc Society