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How to Survive a Plague
Why this pick
A propulsive, archive-rich account of ACT UP and allied activists transforming AIDS policy, carrying the same firsthand urgency, collective resolve, and emotional force.
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MOVIE2012 1h 30m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The birth and life of the AIDS activist movement from the perspective of the people in the trenches fighting the epidemic.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
David Barr
David Barr
Ken Bing
Ken Bing
Gregg Bordowitz
Gregg Bordowitz
Jim Eigo
Jim Eigo
Avram Finklestein
Avram Finklestein
Tom Kalin
Tom Kalin
Larry Kramer
Larry Kramer
Patrick Moore
Patrick Moore