Fw: Screenings: France's HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE Opens September 21

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From: Norget <susan@...>Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:15:34 -0400Reply susan@...Subject: Screenings: France's HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE Opens September 21..............................................................................................................................HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUEOpens on Friday, September 21 in New York, Los Angeles and San FranciscoOn behalf of Sundance Selects, you and a guest are invited to a screening of France’s HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE—a stunning, inspirational documentary that bears witness to how a committed group of activists battling to save their own lives managed to save 6 million others. After receiving standing ovations at film festivals around the country—including Sundance, New Directors/New Films, San Francisco and Outfest—the film will open in New York (and Los Angeles and San Francisco) on Friday, September 21 at the IFC Center, with a national release to follow. It will also be available nationwide on Sundance Selects’ video on demand platform, available to over 50 million homes in all major markets.In the dark days of 1987, the country was six years into the AIDS epidemic, a crisis that was still largely being ignored both by government officials and health organizations—until the sudden emergence of the activist group ACT UP in Greenwich Village, largely made up of HIV-positive participants who refused to die without a fight. Emboldened by the power of rebellion, they took on the challenges that public officials had ignored, raising awareness of the disease through a series of dramatic protests. More remarkably, they became recognized experts in virology, biology and pharmaceutical chemistry. Their efforts would see them seize the reins of federal policy from the FDA and NIH, force the AIDS conversation into the 1992 presidential election, and guide the way to the discovery of effective AIDS drugs that stopped an HIV diagnosis from being an automatic death sentence—and allowed them to live long lives. First-time director and award-winning journalist France (who has been covering the AIDS crisis for 30 years), culls from a huge amount of archival footage—most of it shot by the protestors themselves (30 videographers are credited)—to create not just an historical document, but an intimate and visceral recreation of the period through the very personal stories of some of ACT UP’s leading participants. A handbook for all activists who want to make change, HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE captures both the joy and terror of those days, and the epic day-by-day battles that finally made AIDS survival possible. France, and other key figures in the film, are based in New York and are available for interviews. Contact Norget at (212) 431-0090 or susan@... “I sat down to watch ‘How to Survive a Plague’ expecting to cry, and cry I did… What I didn’t expect was how much hope I would feel. How much comfort. While the movie vividly chronicles the wages of bigotry and neglect, it even more vividly chronicles how much society can budge when the people exhorting it to are united and determined and smart and right.” – Bruni, The New York Times“Remarkable… An epic celebration of heroism and tenacity, and less directly, a useful template for any fledgling activist movement, demonstrating the effectiveness of inside/outside strategy. The film was clearly a monumental research project, culling material from 700 hours of video. France’s reporting skills are impeccable. But in his first documentary, he also shows a firm grasp of narrative, giving this decade-long chronicle a driving, fluid through-line.” – Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter .........................................................................................................Please join us at one of the following screenings: THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 – 3:30 pmBroadway Screening Room, 1619 Broadway (at 49th.), 5th fl.MONDAY, AUGUST 13 – 6:00 pmBroadway Screening Room, 1619 Broadway (at 49th.), 5th fl.*More screenings will be scheduled prior to the film's release..........................................................................................................RSVP to Norget at (212) 431-0090 or susan@...110 minutes. A Sundance Selects release. Not rated.For downloadable images go to: www.ifcfilmsextranet.com (login: ifcguest01, password: kubrick; select title from drop-down bar) Go to www.norget.com/howtosurviveaplague if you're having trouble reading this message. This email was sent to susan@... by susan@... | Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. Norget Film Promotion | 198 Sixth Avenue | Suite 1 | New York | NY | 10013