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"How to Survive a Plague" - Film screening for World AIDS Day

To mark World AIDS DAY (Dec. 1), Falmouth Jewish Congregation will host a free,
public screening of the award-winning documentary film How to Survive a
Plague
. Director/producer David France’s Academy Award Nominee (2012) for
Documentary Feature is the story of two coalitions -- ACT UP and TAG - whose
activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable
condition by pressuring the scientific and medical community to find more drugs
for people with AIDS. Amongst the abundant critical praise for this powerful
film is that of the New York Times’ Stephen Holden, who wrote, “The currents of
rage, fear, fiery determination and finally triumph that crackle
through David France’s inspiring documentary… lend this history of the
AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power a scorching electrical charge." Dana Steve of Slate wrote: "One of the ten best movies of 2012...If its essence could be bottled, David France’s fierce, heartbreaking documentary about the very early days of AIDS activism could serve as a tonic for demoralized political organizers, a bracing reminder that change is possible when a group of committed people come together to fight injustice, indifference, and prejudice...don’t miss this cathartic, inspiring film." 



Director/Producer
David France is an award-winning journalist and New York Times
best-selling author who has been writing about AIDS since 1982, beginning in
gay-community papers. Today he is one of the best-known chroniclers of the
epidemic, having continued in the New York Times, where he was AIDS news
writer in the 1990s; Newsweek, where he was senior editor for
investigations till 2003; and now GQ and New York magazine, where
he is a contributing editor. France has received the National Headliner Award
and the GLAAD Media Award for his writing, and has seen his work inspire
several films, most recently the Emmy-nominated Showtime film “Our Fathers.” He
is currently at work on a history of AIDS, due from Alfred A. Knopf in 2015.



Read
more at http://suviveaplague.com
and at www.worldaidsday.org.
World AIDS Day takes place a week after the screening, on December 1.

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The
Falmouth Jewish Congregation, located at 7 Hatchville Road in East Falmouth,
welcomes all and is handicap accessible. Find directions and more at www.falmouthjewish.org
or call 508-540-0602.


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