How to Survive a Plague (2012)
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- 1h 50min
- Documentary, History
- 08 Nov 2013 (UK)
- Movie
The 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.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 13 wins & 20 nominations.
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Jim Eigo | ... |
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Ann Northrop | ... |
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Gregg Bordowitz | ... |
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Barbara Starrett | ... |
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Iris Long | ... |
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Franke-Ruta Garance | ... |
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Thomas Braden | ... |
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Ellen Cooper | ... |
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Susan Ellenberg | ... |
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Emilio Emini | ... |
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Joseph Vacca | ... |
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Stephen Joseph | ... |
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| John Joseph O'Connor | ... |
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Ray Navarro | ... |
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Jim Jenson | ... |
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Gregg Gonsalves | ... |
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Ron Goldberg | ... |
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David Robinson | ... |
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John Mashek | ... |
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| Ross Perot | ... |
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| Charlie Rose | ... |
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Robert Bazell | ... |
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| Chris Wallace | ... |
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David Kessler | ... |
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Mark Allen | ... |
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Matthew Ebert | ... |
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Michael Petrelis | ... |
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Directed by
| David France | ||
Written by
| David France | ... | (written by) & |
| Woody Richman | ... | (written by) (as T. Woody Richman) & |
| Tyler H. Walk | ... | (written by) |
| Jonathan Oppenheim | ... | (story consultant) and |
| Jenny Raskin | ... | (story consultant) & |
| Stephen Winter | ... | (story consultant) |
Produced by
| Dan Cogan | ... | executive producer |
| Ron Dodd | ... | research producer |
| Peter Farber | ... | associate producer |
| David France | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Howard Gertler | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Alan Getz | ... | co-executive producer |
| Chad Hahne | ... | associate producer |
| Jim Hubbard | ... | associate producer |
| Lindy Linder | ... | associate producer |
| Loring McAlpin | ... | associate producer |
| Woody Richman | ... | co-producer (as T. Woody Richman) |
| Jonathan Starch | ... | consulting producer |
| Joy A. Tomchin | ... | executive producer (as Joy Tomchin) |
| Stan Tomchin | ... | co-producer |
| Henry van Ameringen | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Stuart Bogie | ||
| Luke O'Malley | ||
| Arthur Russell | ... | (songs) |
Cinematography by
| Derek Wiesehahn | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Woody Richman | ... | (as T. Woody Richman) |
| Tyler H. Walk | ||
Editorial Department
| Jason Alarcón | ... | second assistant editor |
| Danny Caccavo | ... | digital editorial services |
| Daniel Cashin | ... | second assistant editor |
| Will Cox | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Noah Katz | ... | digital editorial services |
| Robert La Rocca | ... | assistant editor (as Robert la Rocca) |
| Matthew C. Levy | ... | second assistant editor |
| Dmitri Makarov | ... | digital editorial services |
| Angela Malley | ... | post-production coordinator (as Angela Flignor) |
| Jonathan Oppenheim | ... | editing |
| Sandy Patch | ... | on-line editor |
| Owen Rucker | ... | assistant on-line editor |
| Noriko Sakamoto | ... | editor: trailer |
| Elaine Saw | ... | first assistant editor |
| Caitlin Tartaro | ... | digital intermediate producer |
Makeup Department
| Soula Kalamaras | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Yianni Tsapatori | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
Production Management
| Amaka Anikwe | ... | production supervisor |
Art Department
| Grant Nellessen | ... | graphic designer |
Sound Department
| Marco Alicea | ... | digital audio transfer |
| Scott Brewer | ... | engineering services |
| Danny Caccavo | ... | digital editorial services |
| John Countryman | ... | video services |
| Stuart Deutsch | ... | production sound mixer (as Stu Deutsch) |
| Lora Hirschberg | ... | re-recording mixer / sound editor / sound mixer |
| Noah Katz | ... | digital editorial services |
| Mike Lane | ... | client services |
| Michael Levine | ... | digital audio transfer |
| Dmitri Makarov | ... | digital editorial services |
| Steve Morris | ... | engineering services |
| Shelly Napolean | ... | client services (as Shelly Napoleon) |
| Eddie O'Connor | ... | production sound mixer |
| Eva Porter | ... | client services |
| Topher Reifeiss | ... | production sound mixer |
| Ronald G. Roumas | ... | recordist |
| Mark Roy | ... | production sound mixer |
| Paul Ruest | ... | adr recordist: Argit Studios |
| Tony Villaflor | ... | assistant re-recording mixer |
Visual Effects by
| Greg Reynard | ... | 3d animator: virus |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Tony Arena | ... | archival cinematographer |
| Bill Bahlman | ... | archival cinematographer |
| Gregg Bordowitz | ... | archival cinematographer |
| David Buckingham | ... | archival cinematographer |
| Jean Carlomusto | ... | archival cinematographer |
| Andrew Chang | ... | archival cinematographer |
| Clayton Combe | ... | gaffer |
| Lauren DiLiberto | ... | best boy electric |
| Adolfo Doring | ... | additional camera |
| Axel Ebermann | ... | camera assistant / camera operator: "b" camera |
| David France | ... | additional camera |
| Vincent Gagliostro | ... | archival cinematographer |
| Carl Michael George | ... | archival cinematographer |
| Dylan Gordon | ... | additional camera |
| Catherine Gund | ... | archival cinematographer |
| Spence Halperin | ... | archival cinematographer |
| Robert Hilferty | ... | archival cinematographer |
| Bob Huff | ... | archival cinematographer |
| Babette Krolik | ... | archival cinematographer |
| Shraga Lev | ... | archival cinematographer |
| Lou Maletta | ... | archival cinematographer |
| Tim McCarthy | ... | archival cinematographer |
| Ray Navarro | ... | archival cinematographer |
| Costa Pappas | ... | archival cinematographer |
| Mary Patierno | ... | archival cinematographer |
| John Schabel | ... | archival cinematographer |
| Ellen Spiro | ... | archival cinematographer |
| Barbara Starrett | ... | archival cinematographer |
| Jerry Tartaglia | ... | archival cinematographer |
| Avi Zev Weider | ... | gaffer (as Avi Weider) |
| James Wentzy | ... | archival cinematographer |
| John Z. Wetmore | ... | archival cinematographer |
| Chris Wiesehahn | ... | gaffer |
| Steve Zabel | ... | archival cinematographer |
| Matt Zschoche | ... | gaffer |
| Phil Zwickler | ... | archival cinematographer |
Music Department
| Miles Arntzen | ... | musician: drums/percussion |
| Eric Biondo | ... | musician: keyboard/vibraphone/percussion |
| Stuart Bogie | ... | musician: clarinet/saxophone/keyboard/flute/percussion / score producer |
| Caleb Burhans | ... | musician: violin/viola |
| John Carlin | ... | music supervisor: The Red Hot Organization |
| Felicity Chamberlin | ... | music coordinator |
| John Davis | ... | score mixer: The Bunker Studio A / score recordist: The Bunker Studio A |
| Béco Dranoff | ... | music supervisor: The Red Hot Organization |
| Hank Dutt | ... | musician: Kronos Quartet, viola |
| Ryan Ferreira | ... | musician: guitar |
| Scott Fraser | ... | music mixer: Kronos Quarter / music recordist: Kronos Quartet |
| David Harrington | ... | musician: Kronis Quartet, violin |
| Paul Heck | ... | music supervisor: The Red Hot Organization |
| Rubin Kodheli | ... | musician: cello |
| Matt Lilley | ... | music legal services: MCL Music Services |
| Topu Lyo | ... | musician: cello |
| Katherine Gordon Miller | ... | music editor |
| Luke O'Malley | ... | musician: guitar/voice/electric bass/keyboard / score producer |
| Dustin Reid | ... | music coordinator |
| Chris Saebo | ... | musician: double bass |
| Jared Samuel | ... | musician: keyboards/piano/bass/percussion/voice |
| John Sherba | ... | musician: Kronos Quartet, violin |
| Nikhil Yerawadekar | ... | musician: electric bass/keyboard/piano/percussion |
| Jeffrey Zeigler | ... | musician: Kronos Quartet, cello |
Additional Crew
| Lily Abedin | ... | production intern (as Lili Abedin) |
| Yasmeen Ali | ... | production intern |
| John Block | ... | production intern |
| Josh Braun | ... | distribution advisor: Submarine Entertainment |
| Elaine Chan | ... | production intern |
| Jane Cinsov | ... | production intern |
| Victoria S. Cook | ... | legal services: Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz |
| John 'JR' Craigmile | ... | production accountant (as J.R. Craigmile) |
| Arielle De Saint Phalle | ... | production assistant |
| Alec Dupuis | ... | production intern |
| Richard Dworkin | ... | transcriptions |
| James Faller | ... | production assistant |
| Patricia Finneran | ... | outreach and engagement strategy: Veritas |
| Rashada Fortier | ... | production intern |
| Melissa Georges | ... | legal services: Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz |
| Hayden Goldblatt | ... | legal services: Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz (as Hayden M. Goldblatt) |
| Dylan Gordon | ... | production assistant |
| Valerie Keller | ... | outreach and engagement strategy: Veritas |
| Mike Lane | ... | client services |
| Adam Losi | ... | production intern |
| Erika Lucero | ... | production assistant |
| Chris Luperi | ... | production intern |
| Angela Malley | ... | researcher (as Angela Flignor) |
| Shelly Napolean | ... | client services (as Shelly Napoleon) |
| Grant Nellessen | ... | title designer |
| Maggie Pisacane | ... | legal services: Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz |
| Jenina Podulka | ... | production assistant (as Jenna Podulka) |
| Eva Porter | ... | client services |
| Kenn Rabin | ... | archival researcher |
| Sara Rafsky | ... | production assistant |
| Donna Reyes | ... | production intern |
| Chester Santos | ... | production intern |
| Cory Sivakoff | ... | production intern |
| Charles Tolbert | ... | legal services |
| Evan Tomchin | ... | production intern |
| Miranda Wheeler | ... | outreach and engagement coordinator / production intern |
| Nancy Willen | ... | publicist: Acme Public Relations |
| David L. Williams | ... | production intern (as David Williams) |
| Sam Tankard | ... | intern (uncredited) |
| Ross Tipograph | ... | intern (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Ortez Alderson | ... | in memory of |
| Charles Barber | ... | in memory of |
| David Conover | ... | in memory of |
| Keith Cylar | ... | in memory of |
| Mark Cyr | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Robert Farber | ... | remembering |
| Dabid B. Feinberg | ... | in memory of |
| Mark Lowe Fisher | ... | in memory of |
| Robert Garcia | ... | in memory of |
| Jeff Gates | ... | in memory of |
| Doug Gould | ... | dedicatee |
| Thomas Hannan | ... | in memory of |
| Keith Haring | ... | in memory of |
| Larry Kert | ... | in memory of |
| David W. Kline | ... | in memory of |
| James Lyons | ... | in memory of |
| Ray Navarro | ... | in memory of |
| David Patierno | ... | in memory of |
| Howie Pope | ... | in memory of |
| Joseph Porrello | ... | in memory of |
| Bob Rafsky | ... | in memory of |
| Darrin Ramage | ... | in memory of (as Brain Damage) |
| Ken Ramsauer | ... | in memory of |
| Darrell Yates Rist | ... | in memory of |
| Vito Russo | ... | in memory of |
| Randy Snyder | ... | in memory of |
| Danny Sotomayor | ... | in memory of |
| David Stern | ... | in memory of |
| Joan Tisch | ... | honoring |
| Phil Zwickler | ... | in memory of |
Production Companies
- Public Square Films
- Ninety Thousand Words
- Ted Snowdon Foundation (associate producer)
Distributors
- GathrFilms (2012) (United States) (theatrical) (Theatrical On Demand)
- Mongrel Media (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Sundance Selects (2012) (United States) (theatrical)
- Roco Films (2012) (Non-US)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2013) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Acme Public Relations (publicity)
- Argot Studios (adr recording)
- Bison-Bison Studios (post production sound facilities)
- Bond Strategy and Influence (launch digital marketing strategy)
- Devlin Video (footage transfer)
- Diva TV (archival cinematography)
- DuArt Film and Video (footage transfer)
- Final Frame (post-production services)
- Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz (legal services)
- Gay Men's Health Center (GMHC) (archival cinematography)
- Kronos Performing Arts Association (music management: Kronos Quartet)
- MCL Music Services (legal services)
- Mega Playground (footage transfer)
- Red Hot Organization (music supervision)
- Skywalker Sound (post production sound services)
- Studio Trilogy (music recording and mixing facility: Kronos Quartet)
- Submarine Entertainment (distribution advising)
- Susan Norget Film Promotion (publicity)
- Testing the Limits (archival cinematographer)
- Veritas (outreach and engagement strategy)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In the early years of the AIDS epidemic, the disease was considered a death sentence affecting communities, like the LGBT ones, whom many in power felt deserved it. This film tells the story of how militant activists like ACT-UP and TAG pushed for a meaningful response to this serious public health problem. As the activists struggled against political indifference, religious hostility, corporate greed and apparently skewed scientific research priorities with determination and sheer audacity, they produced a political wave that would lead to not only an effective treatment regime, but would advance LGBT rights beyond anyone's expectations. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com) |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $28,250, 23 Sep 2012 |
Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Oscars (2013). See more » |
| Soundtracks | That's Us/Wild Combination See more » |
| Quotes |
Larry Kramer:
[addressing to an angry protester]
Plague! We're in the middle of a fucking plague, and you behave like this? ACT UP has been taken over by a lunatic fringe! See more » |