Directed by Jeffrey Schwarz, COMMITMENT TO LIFE focuses on the AIDS epidemic of the early 1980s. After cases of a strange immune disorder amongst gay men begin to mount, America feels frozen. Unsure of its cause or how its transmitted, the nation begins to panic, especially as notable celebrities such as Rock Hudson and Easy-E fall prey to its infection. At a time when it was needed most, the APLA is developed in order to offer hope to a population that was dying off in record numbers.