How to survive a plague [videorecording] / Public Square Films presents a France/Tomchin film ; in association with Ford Foundation/Justfilms, Impact Partners and Little Punk.
Record details
- ISBN: 0788616080
- ISBN: 9780788616082
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Widescreen.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Sundance Selects : 2013.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally produced in 2012. Special features: Commentary with Director David France and ACT UP Activists Heidi Dorow, Joy Episalla, Bob Lederer and Ron Medley ; deleted scenes; trailer. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Derek Wiesehahn ; editors, T. Woody Richman,Tyler H. Walk ; original score, Stuart Bogie & Luke O'Malley ; featuring the songs of Arthur Russell ; written by David France, T. Woody Richman, Tyler H. Walk ; produced by Howard Gertler, David France ; directed by David France. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Featuring Peter Staley and Larry Kramer. |
Summary, etc.: | The story of the brave young men and women who successfully reversed the tide of an epidemic, demanded the attention of a fearful nation, and stopped AIDS from becoming a death sentence. This improbable group of activists bucked oppression and infiltrated government agencies and the pharmaceutical industry, helping to identify promising new medication and treatments and move them through trials and into drugstores in record time. |
Target Audience Note: | Rating: Not rated. |
System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, NTSC, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
Language Note: | In English with optional English (SDH) and Spanish subtitles. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | AIDS activists > United States. ACT UP (Organization) AIDS (Disease) > Research. AIDS (Disease) > Political aspects. AIDS (Disease) > Treatment. |
Genre: | Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at GRPL.