Documentary · United States of America · 2017 · 1h 33m

The Pathological Optimist

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Director
Miranda Bailey
Cast
Andrew Wakefield as Self Carmel Wakefield as Self Brendan McBride as Self - Attorney William Parrish as Self - Attorney James Wakefield as Self Tim Wakefield as Self
Crew
Jeffrey Buras — Director of Photography Marc Lesser — Director of Photography Andrea Maxwell — Editor Craig Richey — Original Music Composer Miranda Bailey — Producer Mike Lebovich — Producer
Tagline

Liar. Healer. Monster. Savior.

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Miranda Bailey Director Jeffrey Buras Director of Photography Marc Lesser Director of Photography Andrea Maxwell Editor Craig Richey Original Music Composer Miranda Bailey Producer Mike Lebovich Producer Marc Lesser Producer Amanda Marshall Producer
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