Film - SHOTS IN THE DARK (vaccination & injury)

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SHOTS IN THE DARK

We are proud to announce a new film from award-winning senior

documentary filmmaker Lina Moreco of Canada. Lina's work includes

Medicine Under the Influence, 2007 Winner of the Gemeaux Award for

Best Documentary: Nature & Sciences.

According to Teri Arranga, U.S. consultant to the film, " Lina

Moreco's track record for thought- provoking documentaries is evident

in Shots in the Dark. From laboratories in Canada to homes in Paris

to medical practices in the United States, and through talking to

researchers, clinicians, and survivors, Shots in the Dark's

examination of possible side effects of vaccine ingredients --

spanning three countries and examining various health conditions --

illuminates this vital area in a compelling way that cannot be

ignored. "

Please visit:

http://www.nfb.ca/shotsinthedark

Or email:

<mailto:shotsinthedark%40nfb.ca>shotsinthedark@...

The English language film and website will be completed after

Christmas. The English language film will be available for on-line

purchase at approximately the end of January 2009.

PROJECTED U.S. PREMIERE - The English language film is projected to

be available for first viewing in public in the U.S. at the Autism

One 2009 Conference, Chicago, IL. (Screening of the film will be

free; copies of DVD will be available for purchase).

For information about viewing in Canada please see website.

FILM SUMMARY :

Following the increase in cases of autism and other immune disorders

among some particularly vulnerable people, several recognized

specialists are questioning the safety of large scale vaccination.

Despite the serious side effects, pharmaceutical companies, the

medical profession, and government authorities continue to bury their

heads in the sand, refusing to see a serious problem. In Canada, the

United States, and France, as in most industrialized countries,

victims are almost without recourse despite the high toxicity of

substances such as mercury and aluminum contained in vaccines. With

this hard-hitting documentary, Lina B. Moreco highlights a very

worrying public health problem.

ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Since they were introduced in the early 20th century, vaccines have

been regarded as a tremendous medical and scientific success. Today,

perceived as a necessity, they are so familiar to us that their

potential risks are rarely mentioned.

However, the stakes are significant. Based on recommendations of

health agencies, North American children receive about 48 doses of 14

different vaccines before the age of 6—double the amount prescribed

25 years earlier. Despite this extraordinary increase, few studies

independent of the pharmaceutical industry have been conducted into

their long-term side effects. This is a disturbing situation given

the numerous toxins, including mercury and aluminum, contained in

some commonly administered vaccines.

Several worried pediatricians and scientists are sounding the alarm.

Some of the research underway indicates that vaccination is directly

responsible for immune or neurological disorders among certain people

who are genetically or neurologically predisposed to react badly to

vaccine components. Cases of autism, multiple sclerosis, Guillain-

Barré syndrome, macrophagic myofasciitis, encephalitis, paralysis,

and neuropathies indicate the seriousness of the situation.

Despite these findings, the pharmaceutical industry and government

authorities deny there is a serious problem. Relying on perfunctory

studies, some of which date back to the late 1920s, they reject out-

of-hand any cause-and-effect relationship. Given the known fact that

adding preservatives such as thimerosal (mercury) helps reduce

production costs, the reaction of the pharmaceutical industry is at

the very least puzzling. A majority of the medical profession's

members reject any potential toxicity in vaccines.

Concerned by the many cases of autism observed in their practice,

some doctors and researchers believe that more research must be done

despite the resistance of the medical community.

There's also the issue of victim compensation, for example in the

case of Aurélie (a young Frenchwoman seriously weakened by multiple

sclerosis after receiving the hepatitis B vaccine at age 14) and her

compatriot Yves (suffering from a degenerative neuromuscular

disease " macrophagic myofasciitis, " which appeared after he received

a hepatitis A vaccine), or even the many parents whose children's

development was arrested after vaccination. In France and the United

States, non-profit organizations like REVAHB and NVIC were created to

raise public awareness and organize legal recourse to offer victims

compensation. The governments of Quebec and the United States, for

their part, have set up indemnification programs for victims of

vaccination, but unfortunately these funds are difficult to access

and oblige the sick person to go to court, often to no avail.

With Shots in the dark, Lina B. Moreco paints a disturbing portrait

of the problem and reveals the intransigence of public health

authorities. Filmed in Canada, France, and the United States, her

documentary reveals the scope of the phenomenon. In addition to

victims, families, and citizens, some high-level researchers offer

their opinions on the issue and try to explain the complex processes

involved in the side effects of vaccination.

An increasing number of vaccines are now strongly recommended in

Quebec (which are said to be mandatory in the U.S. and France),

without a precise evaluation of potential risks. Do we get all the

information necessary when the time comes for us or one of our

children to be vaccinated? Are we really able to make an enlightened

decision? The mother of a normal child who became autistic after

vaccination summarized the paradox well, " I wish I had not listened

to the doctors who say, " You have to vaccinate your child " … But she

did not know better at the time….

Instead of rejecting documented benefits of vaccination, Shots in the

dark underlines the necessity of supporting research to better

understand the long-term effects of vaccination and protect the

minority at risk. This deeply compassionate film raises a basic and

disturbing question: " How many people are we willing to sacrifice

silently in the name of the greater good? "