The Good Virus
Synopsis:
Antibiotics are failing. What will we do when 10 million people are projected to die every year due to bacterial infections? The misuse of antibiotics is causing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in humans and animals, including the overuse of antibiotics in food sources consumed by humans every day. As millions are dying of bacterial Infections, scientists from all over the world are discovering phage therapy—"the good virus"—that kills superbugs, invincible from antibiotic treatments. If there are no bacteria, there is no life in the world. Phages, or "bacteriophages," are viruses that occur in nature and destroy bacterial cells. These "good viruses" have proven to save people who were dangerously ill from bacterial infection. Unlike antibiotics, they destroy the "bad" bacteria, leaving the good bacteria unharmed. The Good Virus travelled the world to meet the heroes who are fighting to bring phages to our hospitals and pharmacies. From Uganda to Yale, Spanish universities to American Military testing facilities, filmmaker Rosie Dransfeld was granted unprecedented access to this revolutionary treatment that could save us all.
Nominees:
Rosie Dransfeld, Vanessa Dylyn
Channel:
TELUS Optik TV
Production Company:
ID Productions Inc.
