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.
Genre: Documentary, History, News
Director: David France
Actors: Ann Northrop, Barbara Starrett, Bill Bahlman, Bob Rafsky, David Barr, Ed Koch, Gregg Bordowitz, Jim Eigo, Larry Kramer, Peter Staley, Spencer Cox