Caravan and Quicksilver Media have been commissioned by Channel 4 for a feature-length documentary exploring the origins and growth of the anti-vaccination movement and its impact on international efforts against Covid-19.<\/p>\n
Tentatively titled The Rise of the Anti-Vaxx Movement<\/em>, the documentary includes interviews with experts on the movement, some of its leading proponents and parents on both sides of the debate. A Caravan and Quicksilver Media production for Channel 4 and ARTE, the doc is directed by Colette Camden (Married to a Paedophile<\/em>). It is being distributed worldwide by All3Media International.<\/p>\n Eamonn Matthews, executive producer at Quicksilver Media, said: \u201cJust at the moment when Covid vaccines offer the best chance for saving the lives of millions across the globe, the anti-vaxx movement has grown in strength. The Rise of the Anti-Vaxx Movement<\/em> (w\/t) investigates this well-funded and organized movement and the methods it uses to draw in and hold its followers.\u201d<\/p>\n Dinah Lord, executive producer at Caravan, said: \u201cThe Rise of the Anti-Vaxx Movement<\/em> (w\/t) is a timely and globally resonant story, providing a forensic investigation into the anti-vaxx business, exploring some of its more disturbing activities and shedding new light into a growing movement that has the potential to change the course of history.\u201d<\/p>\n Steve Boulton, commissioning editor for Channel 4 News and Current Affairs, added: \u201cThis is a time of powerful anti-social conspiracy theories, and we felt we needed to take a deep dive into one of the most troubling, a movement that threatens to damage public health just as science starts to deliver us all from a killer pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Caravan and Quicksilver Media have been commissioned by Channel 4 for a feature-length documentary exploring the origins and growth of the anti-vaccination movement and its impact on international efforts against Covid-19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":16124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[1053,289,3728],"class_list":["post-16123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-caravan","tag-channel-4","tag-quicksilver-media","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n