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Title:

It's my life / Dominant 7 [and others] ; a film by Brian Tilley ; director Brian Tilley ; producers, Phillip Brooks and Steven Markovitz.

Publisher:

Day Zero Film & Video ;

Copyright Date:

2001

Description:

1 videocassette (74 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.

Subject:

Achmat, Zackie.
HIV Infections--drug therapy.
Anti-HIV Agents.
Politics.
Public Policy.
South Africa.
Achmat, Zackie.
AIDS activists--South Africa.
Antiviral agents--South Africa.
HIV infections--Government policy--Government policy--South Africa.

Other Authors:

Tilley, Brian. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97049666
Brooks, Phillip. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91026091
Markovitz, Steven. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008018731
Dominant 7 (Firm) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr98041012
Day Zero Film & Video (Firm) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2003026287
Film Resource Unit. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97058408

Summary:

Zackie Achmat is an AIDS activist who refuses to take anti-retrovirals until they are available in public hospitals and clinics. He leads the court battle against the multi-national drug companies and takes on the South African government for its confusing policies around HIV/AIDS. As a leader in the campaign for affordable treatment, Zackie's provocative position is not one all his friends and colleagues support. When Zackie gets ill, everyone wants to know why he refuses to take the medicines that would let him lead a healthier life. Shot over 5 months, personal and public images are interwoven to provide an intimate look at an internationally profiled defiance campaign and the complexities of its leading figure.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)49209058

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)