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Documentaries that change our minds our perceptions and our belief systems and make our world a better place. Research finds that growing your empathy leads to a more liberal ideology. \u201cSome interesting new research finds that people are capable of working consciously to develop or change dimensions of themselves, including personality traits such as empathy. That, in turn, can affect their views of social and political issues. Specifically, this study found that efforts to increase empathy in your relationships or more broadly, towards others \u2014 including those of different life experiences and situations \u2014 can lead to changes in your political ideology towards more liberal values\u201d. <\/em> We know all artistic endeavours enable us to learn and grow but documentaries are often the simplest way to convey knowledge that needs to be shared.  It is often in these scenarios that we learn about things in the world we just were not aware of. When we share what we know we make the world a richer better safe place. There is no artifice about sharing important information even if it si through a medium, of ‘entertainment’. Find out more in Doc New<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to survive a plague \u2013 David France<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Angry, powerful, and stirring, How to Survive a Plague<\/em> is a brilliantly constructed documentary about the activists who pushed for action to combat the AIDS epidemic\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A 2012 American documentary film about the early years of the AIDS epidemic, and the efforts of activist groups alongside researchers who were trying to find a way to stop HIV\/aids. a film about bravery in the battle to bring about change.  It was directed by David France, a journalist who covered AIDS from its beginnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The documentary was produced using more than 700 hours of archived footage which included news coverage, interviews as well as film of demonstrations, meetings and conferences. France says they knew what they were doing was historic, and that many of them would die.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beginning at the start of the HIV\/AIDS epidemic in New York City, the documentary follows a group of AIDS activists and founders of the AIDS group ACT UP and follows their struggle for a response from the United States government and medical establishment in developing effective HIV\/AIDS medications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Activists took it upon themselves to convince the FDA to approve drugs that could slow or even halt the AIDS virus, and demanded that drug trials (which would usually take 7\u201310 years) be shortened so potentially life-saving treatments could be made available. The film also documents the underground market for HIV drugs: many people relied on drugs imported from other countries, which were believed to potentially slow down the HIV virus despite not being FDA-approved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time, the only drug available to slow the progression of HIV was AZT, which in many cases was toxic to HIV-infected people, and in some cases even caused blindness. The cost of AZT was about $10,000 per year in the late 1980s. ACT UP’s efforts led to the creation of the International AIDS Conference. Eventually, DDI, an alternative to AZT that did not cause blindness, was released by the FDA despite not going through a full-length safety trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HIV activists also protested the immigration policies banning HIV-positive people from immigrating to the United States as being discriminatory and homophobic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When existing drugs proved ineffective as a treatment for HIV, TAG lobbied for more research into the HIV virus. In 1996, protease inhibitors were released. These consist of a combination of drugs that lower the HIV viral load in patients more than any drug had before. It was considered a breakthrough in HIV and AIDS research and continues to be used as a treatment for HIV and AIDS. (ultimately referred to as combination therapy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The documentary included interviews with HIV activists, physicians and members of underground organizations as well as clips of the protests, meetings and news coverage taking place during the 1980s and 1990s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe interjection period<\/strong>, which is always used at the end<\/strong> of a sentence, means “And that’s all there is to say.” It implies finality. There can be no discussion<\/strong> or questioning\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 2018 documentary short film directed by\u00a0Rayka Zehtabchi\u00a0about\u00a0Indian\u00a0women leading a quiet sexual revolution.\u00a0The documentary short follows a group of local women in\u00a0Hapur, India, as they learn how to operate a machine that makes low-cost, biodegradable\u00a0sanitary pads, which they sell to other women at affordable prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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