Please join Partners in Health (PIH) Engage at the NYU School of Public Health for a screening of Bending the Arc, a documentary film that tells the story of Partners in Health, and Dr. Paul Farmer, Ophelia Dahl, and Dr. Jim Yong Kim, in their journey towards fighting for global health equity. The movie screening will be followed by a subsequent panel discussion on global health equity by current and former PIH volunteers and full-time staffers.
Suggested donation of $10 will go towards PIH efforts around the world to improve access to health. This event is open to the public and registration is required. Please order your ticket through EventBrite to reserve your spot today.
Questions? Email NYCpihengage@gmail.com
About Bending The Arc:
The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. They bent it faster. In 1983, three young people barely out of their teens began a public health revolution by treating patients who had been abandoned by the health establishment. The community health model they developed to treat diseases like tuberculosis & HIV/AIDS has saved millions of lives in the developing world. Their fight for universal health equity became a global battle in the highest halls of power for the right to health for all.
Reaching far beyond the issue of health care, Bending the Arc shows how moral imagination, strategy, and sheer will together can change the trajectory of the world, bending the arc of the moral universe closer to justice. Bending The Arc was screened at Sundance Film Festival, Miami International Film Festival, and the San Francisco Film Festival. It earned the "Best Documentary Feature Film" award at the Greenwich International Film Festival in 2017.
This event is cohosted by the NYU College of Nursing and the NYU School of Public Health PIH Engage student organizations.