"Rollout" is a vérité-style journey alongside residents of a tight-knit Kenyan community, as they face mounting pressure from a government they don’t trust, to get a Covid-19 vaccine they fear may cause more harm than good.

Bring this award winning 16 min. short doc to your classroom!


 







ABOUT THE FILM   


Through the 16 min. short "Rollout," audiences will follow the powerful and complex narratives and lived experiences driving the “shadow pandemic of vaccine hesitancy" which delayed vaccine uptake across communities worldwide, and ultimately stymied humanity’s chance to achieve global herd immunity.

As rollout efforts expand across the county, Laureen and fellow healthcare workers visit with a colorful cast of community members - from a church pastor to a radio DJ - that share their perspectives on the vaccination efforts. Through their stories, we feel their visceral mistrust, seemingly sparked by the government’s deeply unpopular and aggressive early pandemic response, and further fueled by a relentless flood of misinformation and conspiracy theories. We also hear reference to the deeper historical context that further exacerbates this mistrust, namely the fraught relationship between community members and global health actors, and a global vaccination agenda designed by global elites that disregard the needs of Kibera's residents.


VIEWING RESOURCES


These supplementary resources will help learners dive deeper into the global health themes portrayed in the film, and think critically about key subjects including misinformation in global health and vaccine hesitancy. 



Read “Lessons from COVAX”
Read “Lessons from Covax” in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, with timely reflections on the Rollout effort from former COVAX director (and Rollout producer) Trevor Zimmer. Trevor directed the COVAX delivery unit responsible for supporting countries to administer COVID-19 vaccines.

Link to article in SSIR





Host a screening & discussion
Rollout is available for streaming on Kanopy and New Day Films. We can also work with you to host a screening and discussion with the filmmakers - including former-COVAX director Trevor Zimmer - via a high-end platform that makes virtual screenings easy. We have the capacity to support synchronous or asynchronous screenings, with recorded or live Q&As. Contact us to explore screening options.

Contact the film team




Download the facilitation guide
Download the Rollout Facilitation Guide, a free resource to help you integrate the Rollout film into your curriculum. The guide includes discussion questions, information and context to deepen understanding of major themes - such as vaccine hesitancy - portrayed in the film, additional readings and resources, and more information about the filmmakers and characters.

Download the guide


WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING




"Rollout provides a poignant look at vaccine hesitancy within communities, offering a human perspective that's both enlightening and essential for understanding public health challenges."

➺ George Osoro Momanyi, Pandemic & Epidemic Intelligence Hub, World Health Organization // Former Partnerships Lead, Africa Centres for Disease Control & Prevention




 "Rollout takes a deeply empathetic character-driven approach to help audiences understand how and why vaccine hesitancy can take root in a community."

➺ Jenny Raskin, Executive Director, Impact Partners Film





 “(Rollout) nicely depicts the realities of vaccine hesitancy and fake news and emphasizes the important of working closely with communities to prevent and counter these forces that can result in needless disease and death.”

➺ Dr. Michael Merson, Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Global Health, Duke University // Founding Director, Duke Global Health Institute // COVID Global Accountability Platform




"Created through interviews that narrate vaccine distribution in Kibera, Rollout is a rich source of authentic human perspectives.... This isn’t a story about the big-picture of immunization logistics and goals, but rather how real people in an African community reckoned with the choice to become vaccinated.”

➺ Abbey B. Lewis, STEM Engagement Librarian, University of Colorado Boulder, Educational Media Reviews Online // Read more at: emro.libraries.psu.edu






MEET THE FILMMAKERS




Trevor Zimmer, Producer
Trevor is a design strategist specializing in global health. "Rollout" is his first film, based on his experience directing the COVAX delivery unit responsible for supporting countries to administer COVID-19 vaccines.


 Kristen Schlott, Producer 
Kristen is an EP and member of Impact Partners Film, with a portfolio of projects that leverage creative storytelling to change the narrative on important issues, from global health to climate change. 


 Danny Abel, Director
Danny Abel is an award-winning director, writer and editor with projects featured on Amazon Prime, Vice, and A&E. He’s also worked extensively with social impact organizations such as Dalberg and the Gates Foundation. 


 Kevin Madegwa, Field Producer
Kevin is a designer, researcher, and producer based in Nairobi, Kenya. His expertise as a qualitative researcher serves him as an advisor to NGOs rolling out social impact programs, and as a producer building connections with film subjects. 







GET IN TOUCH


Reach out to explore more ways to bring the story of Rollout into your classroom: 

 trevor@trevorzimmer.com 

@rolloutdoc