POLIO AND PREJUDICE

No frills, no artificial dramatization—just raw, unfiltered reality. The handheld cinematography makes you feel like you’re walking those dusty streets alongside these women, sharing their fear, their resilience, their mission.

They keep going, even after losing their colleagues. Even when people spit at them. Even when bullets fly. I couldn’t stop thinking—would I be that brave?

Vaccination is a privilege many take for granted, but for some, it’s a life-or-death mission. This film is both harrowing and inspiring, showing the bravery of women on the frontlines of healthcare, risking their lives for children who may never know their names.

It plays like a thriller, but it’s real life. A woman navigating threats, surveillance, hostility—armed with nothing but courage and a vaccine. It’s the kind of story that stays with you long after the screen fades to black.

What’s more dangerous: polio, or the fear keeping people from preventing it? This film doesn’t just tell a story—it makes you question everything.

I think of polio as a disease of the past, but it’s still here, thriving in the cracks of fear and misinformation. This film is a battle cry for public health workers everywhere who are risking everything to close those cracks for good.