“Living in Emergency”

Dec 8th, 2009 2:55 PM UTC
By Chris Scott

A new film about Doctors Without Borders called “Living in Emergency” will be screening in over 400 select theaters next Monday, December 14th. The event will air live from New York University’s Skirball Center and feature Elizabeth Vargas, Anchor of ABC News 20/20 along with author Sebastian Junger and Dr. Brasher, Dr. Krueger, and Sophie Delaunay from Doctors Without Borders. The documentary focuses on Doctors Without Borders field projects in post-conflict Liberia and the war zone of the Congo.

You can watch a trailer for the film below, and check to see if the film is screening near you here. For more background on the film, check out Brigg Reilley’s piece in the Huffington Post here.

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