The Final Inch (2009)

Directed by

Irene Taylor Brodsky

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

38 min

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A short documentary shows health workers in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India as they try to stop polio. It follows their work on the ground to reach children with vaccines.

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What happens

The Final Inch is a short documentary about the effort to eradicate polio. It was directed by Irene Taylor Brodsky and focuses on health workers on the front lines of the fight to eliminate the disease. It was filmed on location in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India and received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) at the 81st Academy Awards. The film debuted on HBO on April 1, 2009. The Final Inch is the first film project of Google.org, the philanthropic division of Google. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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