Bending the Arc | |
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![]() Dr. Jim Kim, a Partners in Health patient, Pedro Kos, and Cori Shepherd Stern discuss the film at the SF Film Festival on April 14, 2017 | |
Directed by | Kief Davidson, Pedro Kos |
Written by | Cori Shepherd Stern |
Produced by | Cori Shepherd Stern, Executive producers: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck |
Starring | Jim Yong Kim, Paul Farmer, Ophelia Dahl, Agnes Binagwaho |
Cinematography | David Murdock, Guy Mossman, Joshua Dreyfus |
Edited by | Pedro Kos, Yuki Aizawa |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Bending the Arc is a 2017 documentary film. It tells the story of Partners in Health and doctors and humanitarians, Jim Yong Kim, Ophelia Dahl, and Paul Farmer, who are devoted to innovative health care in impoverished nations. Directors Kief Davidson and Pedro Kos follow their ongoing struggle to treat and eradicate tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS in rural areas of Haiti, Peru, and Rwanda.[1]