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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 ; directed by David France ; written by David France, T. Woody Richman, Tyler H. Walk ; produced by Howard Gertler, David France. - Widescreen. , United States - New York, NY : Sundance Selects : MPI Media Group, c2013. - 1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Originally produced in 2012. Special features: Deleted scenes; trailer.

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. 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.

Featuring Peter Staley and Larry Kramer.

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.

Not rated.


DVD, NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation.


In English with optinal English (SDH) and Spanish subtitles.

ISBN: 0788616080 9780788616082

Standard No.: 030306983493

Publisher. No.: IFC9834 IFC Films

Subjects--Corporate Names:
ACT UP (Organization)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
AIDS (Disease)--Political aspects.
AIDS (Disease)--Research.
AIDS (Disease)--Treatment.
AIDS activists--United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.

LC Class. No.: RA643.8 / .H697 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 362.19697/92