Summary: DownloadGet it on iTunes {pb_mediael audio_mp3=[http://d343ypnmzkqpnf.cloudfront.net/filmwax/1241-filmwax.mp3] } David France is the filmmaker behind the festival sensation, HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE which opens at the IFC Center on September 21st. A former Newsweek senior editor, David France is a contributing editor for New York magazine. His work is published widely, including in GQ, the New York Times Magazine , The New Yorker,Vanity Fair , and Rolling Stone . He has written three books, including "Our Fathers," an acclaimed investigation of the Catholic Church sexual abuse crisis, and the New York Timesbestseller "The Confession," with Governor James E. McGreevey. Several films have been inspired by his work, beginning with "Thanks of a Grateful Nation," a controversial Showtime miniseries about the first Gulf War, and the Peabody Award winner "Soldier's Girl," about a private's murder. "Our Fathers," a Showtime adaptation of his book, was nominated for Emmys and a Writers Guild of America award. A graduate of Kalamazoo College, France now lives in New York City and New Kingston, New York. HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE is 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. 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. With unfettered access to a treasure trove of never-before-seen archival footage from the 1980s and '90s, filmmaker David France puts the viewer smack in the middle of the controversial actions, the heated meetings, the heartbreaking failures, and the exultant breakthroughs of heroes in the making. End track: in honor of the 1 year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, "A Dollar Ain't a Dollar Any More" by Pete Seeger, Tom Glazer & Hays & Wood.
