documentary about growing efforts to curb the scourge of HIV/Aids in Africa [...] A heartening story of hope." Critic Noel Murray of The A.V. Club described the film as a "straight-up advocacy doc, designed to get anyone who watches it to open their wallets. And it’s remarkably effective at that." Sarah Mirk, writing in the Portland Mercury, praised the film for breathing "sincere life and inspiration into the often schlocky world of AIDS movies", saying, "There's no heavy-handed Western narrator here to explain the crisis. There are only the patients and their nurses, all HIV-positive, discussing their lives and laughing in joy at their successes, backed by a lively Chicago brass-band soundtrack rather than the cliché tribal drums or Graceland-style songs. It's a hopeful film. It's a vibrant film." References External links Authorized presentation on Youtube The Lazarus Effect, Red Lazarus Effect HBO Documentary – Pictures from RED Campaign Lazarus Effect, Harper's Bazaar Product Red Steps Up Its Efforts With ‘Lazarus Effect’, April 29, 2010, mediadecoder blog, New York Times Launch of (RED)'s Lazarus Effect campaign, 19 May 2010, Marie Claire "Bono Promotes 'The Lazarus Effect'", May 4, 2010, Extra "The Lazarus Effect: 40 Cent for AIDS", May 4, 2010, talk.excite.de 2010 television films 2010 films 2010 short documentary films Documentary films about HIV/AIDS American documentary television films Films directed by Lance Bangs HIV/AIDS in American films American short documentary films 2010s English-language films