How to Survive a Plague
| How to Survive a Plague | |
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| Directed by | David France | 
| Written by | David France Todd Woody Richman Tyler H. Walk | 
| Produced by | David France Howard Gertler | 
| Cinematography | Derek Wiesehahn | 
| Edited by | Todd Woody Richman Tyler H. Walk | 
| Music by | Stuart Bogie | 
| Production companies | Public Square Films Ninety Thousand Words | 
| Distributed by | Mongrel Media (Canada theatrical) Sundance Selects (USA theatrical) IFC | 
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| Running time | 109 min. | 
| Country | United States | 
| Language | English | 
| Box office | $132,055 | 
How to Survive a Plague is a 2012 American documentary film depicting the early years of the AIDS epidemic, and the efforts of activist groups ACT UP and TAG. It was directed by David France, a journalist who covered AIDS from its beginnings. France's first film, it was dedicated to his partner Doug Gould who died of AIDS-related pneumonia in 1992.