A 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.

• Public Square Films
• Ninety Thousand Words
• Peter Staley
• Larry Kramer
• Iris Long
• Bob Rafsky
• Mark Harrington
• Anthony Fauci
• David Barr
• Jim Eigo