How to Survive a Plague (2012)

overview : 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.

Release Date : Sep 20, 2012

Runtime : 1h 49m

Genre : Documentary  History  

Companies : Public Square Films, Ninety Thousand Words, Ted Snowdon Foundation, Impact Partners, Little Punk, Ford Foundation

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : aids, hiv, lgbt, activist, gay history, gay theme