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In the center of the recent Tribeca Film Festival scandal surrounding his film Vaxxed: From Cover-up to Controversy stands Andrew Wakefield, discredited and stripped of his medical license for his infamous study suggesting a link between the MMR vaccine, bowel disease, and autism. The Pathological Optimist takes us into the inner sanctum of Wakefield and his family from 2011- 2016 as he fights for his day in court in a little known defamation case against the British Medical Journal. Wakefield attempts to clear his name as the media-appointed Father of the Anti-vaccine movement. Director Miranda Bailey weaves a delicate portrait of a man who is The Pathological Optimist utilizing a never-before-seen, full access look at the man at the center of one of the biggest medical and media controversies of our times.
Original Release
09/29/2017
US Release
09/29/2017
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Andrew Wakefield | Self |
| Carmel Wakefield | Self |
| Brendan McBride | Self - Attorney |
| William Parrish | Self - Attorney |
| James Wakefield | Self |
| Tim Wakefield | Self |
| Bridget Wakefield | Self |
| Jennifer Larson | Self |
| Cade Larson | Self |
| Imogen Wakefield | Self |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Andrew Wakefield | Self |
| Carmel Wakefield | Self |
| Brendan McBride | Self - Attorney |
| William Parrish | Self - Attorney |
| James Wakefield | Self |
| Tim Wakefield | Self |
| Bridget Wakefield | Self |
| Jennifer Larson | Self |
| Cade Larson | Self |
| Imogen Wakefield | Self |
| Corin Wakefield | Self |
| Polly Tommey | Self |
| Mark F. Blaxill | Self |
| Linda Johnson | Self |
| Janice Miles | Self |
| Louise Kuo-Habakus | Self |
| Kim Mac Rosenberg | Self |
| Dawn Loughborough | Self |
| David Jackson | Self |
| David Fletcher | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jennifer Fox | Executive Producer |
| Miranda Bailey | Producer |
| Rachel Crouch | Producer |
| Mike Lebovich | Producer |
| Marc Lesser | Producer |
| Amanda Marshall | Producer |
| Andrea Maxwell | Producer |
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