Doctors Without Borders Film: Living in Emergency

http://www.livinginemergency.com/

EVENT OVERVIEW
NCM Fathom is partnering with the independent medical humanitarian organization, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), for a special One Night Event featuring the critically acclaimed “Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders” documentary and a live panel discussion with frontline doctors and journalists.

For the first time ever, Doctors Without Borders gave a documentary crew uncensored access to its field operations. “Living in Emergency,” gives a rare ‘inside look’ into Doctors Without Borders through the eyes of four doctors pushed to the edge and forced to confront the limits of their idealism in the face of overwhelming medical needs.

This Live Event will be hosted and moderated by Elizabeth Vargas, Anchor of ABC News 20/20 at the NYU, Skirball Center, in New York City and broadcast to over 440 theatres nationwide.

Elizabeth Vargas will introduce the “Living in Emergency”  documentary, which will be followed by a Live town hall discussion with Dr. Tom Krueger, the surgeon featured in the documentary, Sebastian Junger, best-selling author of The Perfect Storm and contributor to Vanity Fair; and Sophie Delaunay, Executive Director of MSF-USA, Dr. Walter T. Gwenigale, Minister of Health & Social Welfare, Republic of Liberia plus other specials guests. 

This event will be LIVE for One Night Only, Monday, December 14th at 7:30PM ET/ 6:30PM CT/ 5:30PM MT/ Tape Delayed at 8:00 PM PT.

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EVENT DETAILS
Documentary Overview
“Living in Emergency” is set in war-torn Congo and post-conflict Liberia.  With unprecedented access to the field operations of Doctors Without Borders, the documentary interweaves the stories of four doctors as they struggle to provide emergency medical care under extreme conditions. Two volunteers are new recruits: a 26-year-old Australian doctor stranded in a remote bush clinic and an American surgeon from Tennessee trying to cope under the load of emergency cases in a shattered capital city. Two others are experienced field hands: a dynamic Head of Mission, valiantly trying to keep morale high and tensions under control, and an exhausted veteran, who has seen too much horror and wants out. Amid the chaos, each doctor must find their own way to face the challenges of the work, the tough choices, and the limits of their idealism

Town Hall Discussion Overview
Elizabeth Vargas will moderate a probing town hall discussion in an effort to go beyond the headlines of today’s humanitarian crises and get an inside look at the operations of Doctors Without Borders. She will delve into the passions, principles, and perseverance driving Dr.Krueger who has worked in Liberia, Darfur, Nigeria, and Sri Lanka and Dr. Brasher who dedicated nine consecutive years to Doctors Without Borders in many crises from malnutrition, war and civil conflict to TB, AIDS, and malaria; war correspondent Sebastian Junger about his reporting from the conflict zones of Afghanistan, Bosnia, Liberia, and Sierra Leone; and Sophie Delaunay, executive director of Doctors Without Borders, who has worked for the organization for over 12 years and has recently returned from Pakistan.

Higher Stakes. Tougher Choices. Medicine Like You've Never Seen It.

2010 Oscar Consideration:
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that "Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders" is one of 15 films in the Documentary Feature category that will advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards®. The selection of the final five nominees will be announced on February 2, 2010.

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Playing at:

North Hills Stadium 14
4150 MAIN AT NORTH HILLS ST
RALEIGH, NC 27609
919-786-4511

and

Brier Creek Stadium 14
8611 BRIER CREEK PKWY
RALEIGH, NC 27617
919-361-1115