How to Survive a Plague (2012)
Documentary · History
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.
Cast
- Peter Staley as Self
- Larry Kramer as Self
- Iris Long as Self
- Bob Rafsky as Self
- Mark Harrington as Self
- Anthony Fauci as Self
- David Barr as Self - Gay Rights Attorney
- Jim Eigo as Self
- Ann Northrop as Self - New York News Producer