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“Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders”
LIVE with Elizabeth Vargas

DOCUMENTARY AND PANEL DISCUSSION
Monday, December 14, 2009 - 7:30 PM
Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
New York University 
566 LaGuardia Place (at Washington Square South)
New York


Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and NCM Fathom present a unique, one-night only documentary event and LIVE panel discussion at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.

For the first time ever, MSF gave a documentary crew uncensored access to its field operations. The resulting documentary, “Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders,” critically acclaimed and recently short-listed for an Academy Award nomination, gives a rare inside look into the organization 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.

Following the documentary, a live panel discussion will be hosted and moderated by Elizabeth Vargas, anchor, ABC News 20/20. Panelists will include: Dr. Tom Krueger, an MSF surgeon featured in the documentary; Sebastian Junger, best-selling author of The Perfect Storm and contributing editor of Vanity Fair; and Sophie Delaunay, Executive Director of MSF-USA, plus other specials guests.

This event is open to the public. Wheelchair accessible seating is available and must be reserved at the time tickets are purchased for this general admission event.

Please Note: This documentary contains graphic and explicit surgical content.


For more information, please visit www.doctorswithoutborders.org.

Please join us for our pre-event program at the NYU Skirball Center beginning at 7:00 PM.

http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/events/public/2009-livinginemergency/share.cfm