Forever a hotbed of controversy, the alarming anti-vaccination movement has another lightning rod on its hands with the new documentary “The Pathological Optimist.” HuffPost has the exclusive trailer for this profile of Andrew Wakefield, a doctor who has been labeled a fraud for advancing dubious claims that link MMR vaccines and autism. The documentary Wakefield directed himself, “Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe,” was pulled from last year’s Tribeca Film Festival lineup after facing criticism for its inclusion. “I’ve always gravitated towards controversial subject matters in the many films I’ve produced,” Bailey said when distributor The Film Arcade acquired the rights to her movie. “The minefield of strong opinions and disagreements on who Andrew Wakefield is or what Andrew Wakefield has done intrigued me. Watch the trailer above, and check out an exclusive poster below.

Source: Huffington Post August 30, 2017 15:45 UTC