Shot in the Arm
In the spring of 2019, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Scott Hamilton Kennedy began investigating a global measles epidemic. He filmed with both top public health officials working to halt the epidemic and ‘anti-vaxxers’ who were persuading millions of parents to refuse vaccines for their children. Then COVID-19 happened. Acting quickly, Kennedy shifted his focus to this once-in-a-century tragedy. Both skeptical and hopeful, Shot in the Arm, executive produced by Neil deGrasse Tyson, asks one of the most pressing questions of our time: can we replace cynicism with healthy curiosity and bridge the divides that make us sick?
Director
Scott Hamilton Kennedy
Producer
Scott Hamilton Kennedy, Mark Monroe and, Mark Steele
Runtime
56 minutes
Rights Represented
Educational
Language
English
Press
“The underlying meaning of what makes SHOT IN THE ARM important is that it’s a mirror revealing how selfish we as a society have become. It is a call to humanity to take a step back before we are all eliminated or too sick to care for anyone, let alone ourselves.”
- Sabina Dana Plasse, Film Threat
“We come away with renewed admiration for the scientists who continued to tell the truth despite threats against them and their families. The film will provoke widespread admiration, along with outbursts of anger from the stubborn anti-vax crowd!”
- Stephen Farber, Hollywood Reporter
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