Before anyone had heard of COVID-19, filmmaker Scott Hamilton Kennedy (THE GARDEN, FOOD EVOLUTION) began investigating the global measles epidemic. Filming with top public health officials–including Tony Fauci–as well as rare interviews with anti-vaccine activists who were persuading parents by the millions to refuse vaccines for their children.
Then COVID-19 happened.
Acting quickly, Kennedy shifted his directorial eye to this once-in-a-century tragedy. Both skeptical and hopeful, SHOT IN THE ARM explores vaccine hesitancy historically and in the context of our modern pandemic. Can we replace cynicism with healthy curiosity and bridge the political divides that make us sick?
“Scott’s brilliant documentary FOOD EVOLUTION confirmed his special talent for communicating sound science in a compelling fashion. In SHOT IN THE ARM, he will vanquish misconceptions about vaccination with equal dispatch. This timely project will save lives in the United States and around the world.”
Kat Hall Jamieson PhD
Co-founder of FactCheck.org
When Covid-19 struck, many of us hoped that the global challenge would unite us. Public health officials urged us to set aside our differences and find common purpose. Doctors urged solidarity in the midst of disinformation and death.
But in the United States, deep cultural and political divides broadened, and in many cases, distrust and confusion made the pandemic worse.
SHOT IN THE ARM tells the story of these divides–how we got here, and how we might heal.
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SHOT IN THE ARM has the potential to move hearts and minds on important issues like:
Resetting trust in public health, and thus increasing vaccine acceptance
Celebrating the importance of the scientific method, and in turn combating misinformation and disinformation
Healing our divides by rebuilding faith in the Social Contract
HOW WE WILL DO IT
Partnerships with common purpose stakeholders
Direct community to community engagement screenings
Social Shareables that fuel solution oriented conversations across the web
Hybrid Events as well to extend the reach
And Educational screenings and materials to inform generations to come!
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Black Valley Films is the production company behind the Academy Award Nominated film, The Garden, Hulu’s Food Evolution, Showtime’s Fame High, Spirit Award Nominee OT: our town, and now SHOT IN THE ARM.
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