‘Philadelphia’ 20th Anniversary: HIV/AIDS Pioneer Michael Gottlieb To Commemorate Film’s Release In New York
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe Columbia University Medical Center will honor World AIDS Day with a special commemorative event marking the 20th anniversary of Jonathan Demme’s “Philadelphia.”
Joining Demme and “Philadelphia” screenwriter Ron Nyswaner at “Philadelphia Twenty Years Later: Narrative and the Epidemic” on Nov. 12 will be Dr. Michael Gottlieb. The renowned AIDS researcher/philanthropist was one of the first physicians to identify the immunologic condition which became known as HIV/AIDS, and served as Rock Hudson’s doctor after the legendary actor was diagnosed as being HIV-positive.
Gottlieb, whose work during the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic is chronicled in And The Band Played On, told The Huffington Post in an email that Demme’s Oscar-winning movie “still reflects the reality in the corporate American workplace” even though two decades have passed since its release.
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