In September of 2021, Producer Alexandra Moss and Co-Director Janet Tobias visited the Angelika New York for a Q&A on their film Fauci (2021), a brilliant documentary on the life and career of leading infectious disease specialist Dr. Anthony Fauci. Moss and Tobias covered the dramatic changes that production went through before and during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the deep influences that the HIV (AIDS) epidemic had on the social influences of pandemics, and the ability to bridge divides between communities for the greater good of humanity.

Watch the Q&A here:

Created during the rise of Coronavirus, Fauci is not only a glimpse into the sudden reality of Anthony Fauci’s rise to becoming the face of pandemic safety and public health, but a personal deep dive into Fauci as a person. Featuring interviews ranging from Bono to Bill Gates to former president George W. Bush, Fauci proves that no matter where your politics may lean, public health does not discriminate- we are all a part of humanity, and we are all susceptible to disease.

 Variety praises the film as “A documentary that merits a place in classrooms as well as theaters, as a preventative against the virus of cynicism.” Even producer Alexandra Moss, in the Q&A, that part of the goal of the film itself was to inspire young people to become scientists, doctors, and public service workers and make the positive changes that are so crucial to the public health of humanity. She explained that they are even currently planning for an impact campaign to reach classrooms to teach kids of all ages the strength and power that they can have to make a real positive difference in the world, including a partnership with Disney+. Though the world of studying – and experiencing – pandemics may seem purely depressing, Fauci presents the future in an inspirational light that will not dim.

Fauci is an in-depth exploration into the humanity of one of the figureheads of our time, examining his career from the HIV (AIDS) epidemic to Coronavirus – a 40 year span (through seven presidencies) of infectious disease research and prevention culminating in Anthony Fauci becoming a household name in terms of public health for nearly the past two years. Co-Directed by John Hoffman and Janet Tobias, Fauci is not just a portrait of a scientist, a physician, or a public servant, but instead it paints an honest the picture of the man behind it all. CNN.com raves that “Fauci makes no pretense about where its sentiments lie, lauding a figure whose critics have seemingly twisted his image beyond recognition in their attempts to demonize him.”

About the film: A glimpse into infectious disease specialist, Dr. Anthony Fauci who has led the U.S. fight against every epidemic the country has faced from AIDS to SARS to Ebola, and the ongoing COVID-19.