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I Am Alive Today (History of an AIDS Drug)

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Producer(s)	Good & Bad News
Director(s)	Vincent Detours& Dominique Henry
Release Date	2009
Work In Progress	No
Runtime	55 min
Format(s)	none
Language(s)	English
Youth Media	No
Educational Materials	Yes

Film Description

The history of AZT - the first anti-HIV drug - is about fighting fate: the fate of a deadly disease, and the fate of economic inequalities. It is a scientific, legal, and human adventure that drives the hope of patients, but also a huge financial activity. It is an adventure that sheds light on the origin of a tragedy of our time: 40 million HIV-positive persons cannot afford life-saving treatments.

I Am Alive Today confronts the viewpoints of drug industry leaders, scientists, and AIDS activists on the history of AZT. This balanced account of historical facts is contrasted with archive images shot by AIDS patients over the development of the AIDS pandemics. These exceptional documents are loaded with the raw energy of young people in

Official Site	http://www.detourshenry.eu/en/azt.html
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Last Updated On:	February 27, 2009