The Battle of amfAR

Special Screenings

New York Premiere

USA | 40 MINUTES | English |

THE BATTLE OF AMFAR

Documentary
In the darkest days of the AIDS pandemic, two women from very different walks of life unite to take a stand. Two-time Academy Award®-winner Rob Epstein and his longtime collaborator Jeffrey Friedman, the creative forces behind The Celluloid Closet, tell the story of the extraordinary moment when Dr. Mathilde Krim and Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor launched the country’s first AIDS research foundation. The fight against HIV/AIDS would never be the same. An HBO Documentary Films release.

After the Screening: Stay for a conversation with special guests Dr. Mathilde Krim, global health consultant and activist Regan Hofmann and amfAR CEO Kevin Robert Frost to discuss the new strides medicine has taken in AIDS research development. Moderated by amfAR chairman Kenneth Cole.

CAST & CREDITS

Directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman

ROB EPSTEIN and JEFFREY FRIEDMAN have cumulatively received two Academy Awards®, multiple Emmy Awards, three Peabody Awards, a Guggenheim Fellowship and career retrospectives in London, Taipei and at Camerimage in Poland. Their most recent film, Lovelace, starring Amanda Seyfried and Peter Sarsgaard, premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and was picked up by Radius-TWC.
Director
Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
Screenwriter
Sharon Wood
Producer
Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, Sharon Wood
Editor
Michael Palmieri
Associate Producer
Taylor Krauss, Ian McClellan, Noah Stahl
Cinematographer
Buddy Squires, Jon Shenk
Executive Producer
Kenneth Cole
Composer
Jeff Beal

CONTACTS

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