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037    12722436|bMidwest Tape, LLC|nhttp://www.midwesttapes.com 
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099    eVideo hoopla 
245 04 The battle of amfAR. 
246 3  Battle of American Foundation for AIDS Research 
264  1 [United States] :|bVideo Project,|c2013. 
264  2 |bMade available through hoopla. 
300    1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 40 min.)) :
       |bsound, color 
336    two-dimensional moving image|btdi|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
344    digital|2rda 
347    video file|2rda 
506    Digital content provided by hoopla. 
508    Directed by Rob Epstein. 
511 1  Elizabeth Taylor. 
520    The Battle of amfAR presents the little-known story of how
       in the early days of the AIDS pandemic an unlikely 
       alliance between a celebrity and a scientist helped 
       changed the public perception of the disease and led to 
       the search for a cure. Hollywood superstar Elizabeth 
       Taylor and Sloan-Kettering research scientist Dr. Mathilde
       Krim joined forces to create greater AIDS awareness, fight
       government indifference and public stigma, and establish 
       amFAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research -- the first 
       national organization dedicated to mobilizing the 
       scientific community in the fight against AIDS and for a 
       cure. Concerned about a growing epidemic, Dr. Kim 
       recruited Taylor to leverage her celebrity status to bring
       media attention to the disease and push for groundbreaking
       legislation. Taylor delivered powerful testimony before 
       Congress and convinced President Reagan for the first time
       to publicly acknowledge the existence of HIV/AIDS as a 
       worldwide pandemic. Dr. Krim focused on energizing the 
       scientific community through her professional, political 
       and social connections. The Battle of amfAR reconstructs 
       the history of the early years of the AIDS crisis through 
       the twin lenses of early medical concern and the dedicated
       activism of these two powerful women. The film also 
       explains some of the challenging science of the disease 
       and the important breakthroughs in AIDS research. The 
       amFAR foundation's support for early stage research has 
       altered the course of the epidemic and brought the world 
       closer to finding a cure. In 1996, research partially 
       funded by amfAR led to lifesaving new drugs that made HIV/
       AIDS treatable, a diagnosis that no longer guaranteed a 
       death sentence. While the film traces the history of the 
       search for an AIDS cure and offers hope, it also provides 
       a dramatic reminder that the epidemic is far from over. 
521 8  Not rated. 
538    Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
600 10 Krim, Mathilde. 
600 10 Taylor, Elizabeth,|d1932-2011. 
610 20 American Foundation for AIDS Research. 
650  0 AIDS (Disease)|xResearch|xFinance|xHistory. 
650  0 AIDS activists. 
655  7 Video recordings for the hearing impaired.|2lcgft 
700 1  Epstein, Robert P.,|d1955-|efilm director,|efilm producer.
700 1  Friedman, Jeffrey,|d1951-|efilm director,|efilm producer. 
730 0  hoopla (Digital media service) 
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