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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 i...

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Corporate Author:	Little Punk (Firm) (production companuy.)
Other Authors:	France, David, 1959- (Screenwriter), Richman, T. Woody (Screenwriter), Walk, Tyler H. (Screenwriter), Gertler, Howard (flm producer.), Wiesehahn, Derek (director of photography.), Bogie, Stuart (composer (expression)), O'Malley, L. (Luke) (composer (expression)), Russell, Arthur (composer (expression))
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	[Sausalito, California] : Ro*co Films, [2012]
Subjects:	ACT UP (Organization) AIDS activists > United States. AIDS (Disease) > Research. AIDS (Disease) > Political aspects. AIDS (Disease) > Treatment. Politics, Practical. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome > history Organizations > history Politics Dissent and Disputes > history Health Policy > history United States Sida > Recherche. Sida > Aspect politique. Sida > Traitement. Politique. politics. AIDS activists. Documentary films. United States. Webcast Documentaries and Factual Films Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Internet videos. Nonfiction films. Educational films. Feature films. Documentary > Feature. Vidéos sur Internet. Documentaires. Films autres que de fiction. Films éducatifs.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)

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Summary:	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.
Item Description:	Originally produced in 2012.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (110 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences
Audience:	Rating: Not rated.
Awards:	WINNER: New York Film Critics Circle Awards, Best First Film -- WINNER: Gotham Awards, Best Documentary -- WINNER: Boston Film Critics/Boston Online Film Critics/Central Ohio Film Critics Association, Best Documentary -- WINNER: Ida Documentary Awards, Jacqueline Donnet Emerging Film Maker Award -- NOMINEE: Film Independent Spirit Awards, Best Documentary
Production Credits:	Edited by T. Woody Richman, Tyler H. Walk ; director of photography, Derek Wiesehahn ; original score by Stuart Bogie & Luke O'Malley ; featuring the songs of Arthur Russell.