How to Survive a Plague
How to Survive a Plague is the story of two grassroots coalitions — ACT UP and Treatment Action Group — made up of innovative activists, many of them HIV-positive, who fought to turn AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable . condition.
Awards & Recognition
Nominee
2013 Academy Awards - Best Documentary Feature
Winner
2012 International Documentary Association (IDA) - Best First Film
Nominee
2013 News and Documentary Emmy Awards - Outstanding Editing: Documentary and Long Form
Nominee
2013 News and Documentary Emmy Awards - Best Documentary
Winner
2013 Peabody Awards - George Foster Peabody Award
How to Survive a Plague is the story of two coalitions — ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) — made up of self-made activists, many of them HIV-positive, who challenged the pharmaceutical industry, then helped it to identify promising new drugs, moving them from experimental trials to patients in record time.