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.

• Director: David France
• Cast: Peter Staley, Larry Kramer, Iris Long, Bob Rafsky, Mark Harrington, Anthony Fauci