While it’s no longer the cause-du-jour in Hollywood, AIDS is still a colossal problem, particularly in the developing world; 4000 people die of the disease every day in Africa. World AIDS Day is coming up on December 1st, and HBO and Anonymous Content have teamed with the charity (RED)™ for a new 30 minute documentary, “The Lazarus Effect.”
Directed by music video and documentary veteran Lance Bangs, and executive produced by his regular collaborator Spike Jonze, the film follows the amazing hope offered to HIV sufferers by Antiretroviral drugs in Zambia, and hopes to raise awareness of their benefits — 40 cents can pay for a day’s worth of ARV medication. It’ll air on HBO, and channels around the world, on World AIDS Day, but you can watch the complete film right now below.
It’s a thoroughly excellent piece of work, heartbreaking and hopeful in equal measure, and really, if you watch one thing today, you should make it this. You can find out more about (RED)™ here on their official site. [Movie City News]