EP 92: Designing Pandemic Survival | David France

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English - October 06, 2022 04:00 - 39 minutes - ★★★★★ - 108 ratings
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Can we survive the next pandemic?
How does the Covid-19 pandemic parallel the HIV pandemic?
What lessons can we learn from the current global pandemic response?
David France is an Oscar-nominated filmmaker, New York Times bestselling author, and award-winning investigative journalist. His directorial debut, HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE, received Academy and Emmy nominations and a Peabody Award. His 2017 film, THE DEATH & LIFE OF MARSHA P. JOHNSON, was awarded the Outfest “Freedom Award”. David premiered his third documentary, WELCOME TO CHECHNYA, at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the special jury award for documentary editing. It received numerous awards, including BAFTA and Peabody. David's latest film, HOW TO SURVIVE A PANDEMIC, premiered at the 2022 Thessaloniki Documentary Festival.
Episode Website/Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/designlabpod/davidfrance
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Episode Links and Mentions:
David’s website: https://www.davidfrance.com/
Select Reviews of David's Films:
Review: Journal of a plague year via Boston Globe
Review: ‘This massive undertaking was invisible’: film glimpses behind the curtain as Covid vaccine was made via The Guardian
Review: ‘Welcome to Chechnya’ Review: A Vital Indictment of Mass Persecution via NYT
Review: ‘The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson’ Review: A Stonewall Hero Is Mourned In Fascinating Detective Story — Tribeca 2017 Review via Indie Wire
Review: A Story of AIDS, From the Beginning via NYT

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Production by Robert Pugliese
Edit by Fernando Queiroz
Cover Design by Eden Lew
Theme song by Emmanuel Houston
Indexed in the Library of Congress: ISSN 2833-2032

Can we survive the next pandemic?

How does the Covid-19 pandemic parallel the HIV pandemic?

What lessons can we learn from the current global pandemic response?

David France is an Oscar-nominated filmmaker, New York Times bestselling author, and award-winning investigative journalist. His directorial debut, HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE, received Academy and Emmy nominations and a Peabody Award. His 2017 film, THE DEATH & LIFE OF MARSHA P. JOHNSON, was awarded the Outfest “Freedom Award”. David premiered his third documentary, WELCOME TO CHECHNYA, at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the special jury award for documentary editing. It received numerous awards, including BAFTA and Peabody. David's latest film, HOW TO SURVIVE A PANDEMIC, premiered at the 2022 Thessaloniki Documentary Festival.

Episode Website/Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/designlabpod/davidfrance

Follow David: Twitter | Facebook | Insta | IMDb

Episode Links and Mentions:

David’s website: https://www.davidfrance.com/

Select Reviews of David's Films:

Review: Journal of a plague year via Boston Globe

Review: ‘This massive undertaking was invisible’: film glimpses behind the curtain as Covid vaccine was made via The Guardian

Review: ‘Welcome to Chechnya’ Review: A Vital Indictment of Mass Persecution via NYT

Review: ‘The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson’ Review: A Stonewall Hero Is Mourned In Fascinating Detective Story — Tribeca 2017 Review via Indie Wire

Review: A Story of AIDS, From the Beginning via NYT

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