In the last couple of years HBO has been producing and airing an increasing amount of gay-centred entertainment. Now they have a new documentary, The Battle Of amfAR, which premieres on HBO in the US on December 2nd at 9pm ET/PT, with a sneak preview on HBO 2 on December 1st – World AIDS Day.
Here’s the synopsis: ‘The BATTLE of AMFAR is the story of how a Hollywood movie star, Elizabeth Taylor, and a Swiss research scientist, Dr. Matilde Krim, joined forces to create America’s first AIDS research organization, known today as The Foundation for AIDS Research, or amfAR. Their unrelenting drive, compassion and courage forever changed the course of AIDS history—and gave hope to all people living with HIV.’
The film comes from Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman’s, the guys behind Howl, The Celluloid Closet, Paragraph 175, and the Oscar-winning Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt.
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