The documentary The Revolutionary Optimist chronicles the story of a lawyer-turned-social entrepreneur working to empower children living in Calcutta’s poorest neighborhood to become leaders in improving health and sanitation. The video clip below highlights the story of the children’s successful drive to increase polio immunization rates in their community.
The film was directed and produced by MAREN GRAINGER-MONSEN, a senior research scholar in the School of Medicine and director of the Program in Bioethics and Film, and NICOLE NEWNHAM, filmmaker in residence.
Read the full story on the School of Medicine’s Scope blog.
