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Professor Quigley Interviewed by French Journalist, Filmmaker for Documentary
10/05/2018
Professor Fran Quigley, '87, was interviewed by French journalist Caroline Coq-Chodorge and filmmaker Benoît Rossel for a television documentary to be broadcast in Fall 2019 on French-German public television ARTE. The interview took place at Inlow Hall on October 1.
The documentary will talk about both types of diabetes, type 1 and type 2. Regarding type 1, the film will examine the price of insulin and its impact on access in the United States. The documentary also will focus on the type 2 diabetes epidemic worldwide and prevention programs in place.
The filmmakers learned of Professor Quigley's work through a column he wrote in February 2018 that was published in the New York Times. Professor Quigley's latest book delves into the topic, Prescription for the People: An Activist's Guide to Making Medicine Affordable for All. It was published by Cornell University Press in 2017. In the photo from left are Rossel, Professor Quigley, and Coq-Chodorge.
The documentary will likely be broadcast in November 2019, Coq-Chodorge said.
Professor Quigley teaches in the Health and Human Rights Clinic at IU McKinney, and is the founder of People of Faith For Access to Medicines, or PFAM.
