Battle of amfAR

When AIDS struck in the early 1980s, a scientist and a movie star did not have to respond – but they did. Battle of amfAR tells the story of how Dr. Mathilde Krim and Elizabeth Taylor joined forces to create amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research. The fight against HIV has never been the same. From the Oscar winning directors of The Life and Times of Harvey Milk, Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt, The Celluloid Closet, and the narrative features Howl and Lovelace. Also Showing: deepsouth Lisa Biagiotti (USA, 2013, 72 minutes) Beneath layers of history, poverty and now soaring HIV infections, four Americans redefine traditional Southern values to create their own solutions to survive. deepsouth is an award-winning docu-narrative about the new American South, and the people who inhabit its most quiet corners.

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