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United in Anger: A History of ACT UP

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'United in Anger: A History of ACT UP' is a 2012 documentary film directed by Jim Hubbard about the beginning and progress of the AIDS activist movement from the perspective of the people fighting the epidemic. Archival footage with oral histories of members of ACT UP depicts the history of civil disobedience against corporate greed, social indifference, and government negligence in the face of AIDS. Producers Jim Hubbard and Sarah Schulman created a documentary film that captures the efforts of ACT UP to remove the stigma associated with AIDS, fast track experimental drug research and testing, and provide a context for the devastating effects of the epidemic. Film includes several actions by ACT UP: Seize Control of the FDA, Stop the Church,ACT UP. [http://www.actupny.org/YELL/stopchurch99.html 10 Year Anniversary of "Stop the Church"]. and Day of Desperation.[http://www.actupny.org/diva/synDesperation.html Day of Desperation Synopsis]. ACT UP New York.

Synopsis



HIV arrives in the United States. People, mostly gay men, start dying. The US government ignores it. The Church condemns homosexuals. The Pharmaceutical industry produced expensive drugs. People keep dying. Love, grief and outrage lead to the formation of ACT UP in March 1987. 'United in Anger: A History of ACT UP' documents ACT UP's use of direct activism, civil disobedience, inroads and outroads to raise awareness and affect change on a national level.

Cast



Archival resources



* ACT UP Oral History Project

See also



* 'How to Survive a Plague': Documentary on the history of ACT UP

References




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