In How To Survive A Plague,
producer David France looks at the rise and success of HIV/AIDS
advocacy groups ACT UP (AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power) and TAG
(Treatment Action Group).
The documentary, which first premiered
at Sundance 2012, opens in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco on
Friday, September 21, with a national release to follow.
The powerful film pieces together
archival footage to tell the story of two coalitions – ACT UP and
TAG – “whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death
sentence into a manageable condition.”
A trailer for the film released Monday
highlights the anger, fear, hysteria and hopelessness that gripped
much of the gay community at the start of the pandemic and begins
with an angry Larry Kramer screaming, “40 million people infected
is a plague.” (The video is embedded on this page. Visit
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