“Anecdotals”

A compassionate exploration of the nuanced vaccine debate.

A film by Jennifer Sharp.

In March 2021, the night of my Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination, I woke up in the middle of

the night with the deepest night sweats I’d ever had. As I felt the soaked sheets, I

realized that it was only the left side of my body that was sweating. In fact, the left side

of my body was hot with a seeming fever while the right side of my body felt cool and

dry. The throbbing headache only affected the left side of my head, and the next

morning I could not feel the entire left side of my face. This was the beginning of all

that would come next—progressive neurological issues, being outcast from society for

not being fully-vaccinated, lost work, and the making of the documentary,

“Anecdotals”.

I am a filmmaker who believes that filmmaking is an art and artists have a responsibility

to share their truths with the world. My truth was being in 3 separate support groups

and confronted with thousands of people devasted by the vaccine, while the

government was censoring our stories. My truth was people in my immediate circle

refusing to show concern for the fact that I was injured and mandated out of society.

My truth was hearing daily stories of people losing their jobs, houses, and life to this

vaccine. After a bit of hesitation, I knew I had no choice. It was my responsibility to tell

my truth. I had no money, but I did have 20 plus years of film experience and I knew

how to make quality projects on a shoestring budget. So in January of 2022 I began

gathering interviews and writing the structure of “Anecdotals”. And in September of

2022, I had my first public screening at the National Health Freedom Congress in

Minneapolis and was shocked to win an award and receive a standing ovation.

I never expected the critical acclaim that “Anecdotals” has received. Every single

screening has been met with a standing ovation followed by a 2-hour discussion that

retains most of the audience the entire time. When someone asked me what my goal

was with the movie, I had three crystal clear reasons:

1. To help people who are injured know that they are not alone.

2. To educate the pro-vax people who could still be enlightened to a different

reality if presented with the facts.

3. To make a historical documentation that would tell society 100 years from now

what it was like to be alive in this moment of time—for some of us.

I wasn’t concerned with making a masterpiece. I was making a movie that I knew

would never sell and I was aware that most platforms wouldn’t stream it. It was my

duty and nothing more. But the letters and e-mails and comments were pouring in:

“Thank you for this video. I am in absolute tears. No one has even captured my story except realnotrare.

21 months to breathe. All the same crap, numerous doctors, reported to Vaers, CDC and Moderna.

People pretending we don’t exist. Silencing our true stories. The internal tremors, the loss of muscle use, the vertigo and constantly feeling like you’re dying. Thank you for being a voice for ALL of us who have

been injured. I only had one dose and it has taken almost two years to begin to heal.”

“Once upon a time you would see stories like this on 20/20 or nightly news. Now it’s up to a private citizen

like this to care enough to expose people to some real hard truths. Great work.”

“By the midway point of this movie I was in tears. I’m so sorry for all these people who were vaccine

injured, it truly breaks my heart. Thank you Jennifer for making this movie and giving these people a

voice.”

For a while, I was optimistic that I was part of this movement to bring awareness and

change. I was opening people’s eyes to the worldwide suffering of those who had lost

their houses and jobs and spent nights curled on the floor with no hope for cures or

reasons or treatment. I was creating awareness about the lack accountability from the

pharmaceutical companies who covered up the data that acknowledged these

reactions, and the fact that the vaccine-injured were getting no help from the

government who mandated the vaccines. I was calling out the lack of sympathy from

the pro-vax mainstream who had doubled down on viewpoints that they had been

spoon-fed. “Anecdotals” was opening eyes, and it was gentle enough that people

could share with estranged family members. This movie wouldn’t blame, shame, or

turn them away.

But underneath my optimism and positivity, there were ugly truths seeping in:

• A family member watched the movie and even praised it slightly, then followed

with, “but I’ll still get as many boosters as they let me get”.

• I was also getting a lot of great media opportunities: Jimmy Dore, Kim Iversen,

McCullough, Kirsch and even FOX news. But still NO mainstream left leaning

media would cover the movie. In fact, an MSNBC reporter told us that it would

be “political suicide” to cover it.

• The political division and hatred in this country was getting stronger than ever

and the voices of the vaccine injured were drowned out by the mud-slinging.

Here I am now, almost one year since the premiere of “Anecdotals,” and the movie still

gets views and comments. We had 3 sold out screenings in Bermuda followed by a

local TV station running it for a month. Other amazing in person screenings have been

in Santa Monica, Wisconsin, Denver, DC, Maryland, Minneapolis, and more to come.

But this subject continues to create strong divisions and many people prefer to argue

and prove that they are right, rather than do the work of finding compassion while

disagreeing. Discussions that cross ideological lines are more than important—they are

critical. And as the media warns of a new variant surging, and the government officials

and doctors continue to urge people to get the latest booster, a large number of

people live with chronic pain, unfathomable medical bills, no support, no hope, and no

one listening.“Anecdotals” continues to circulate and do its part; and I continue to have discussions

with people who don’t see things the way that I do. I urge everyone who reads this

article to share “Anecdotals” with a few people in your life who may be resistant, and

have the hard conversations. It has been made available for free with no Ads so that

it’s easily accessible. The movie has also been approved by YouTube! So share and

talk and if you think the movie was worth the price of a movie ticket, feel free to make a

donation to help continue the cause of getting this to more people. The movie isavailable to watch and contributions can be made on the website: https://www.anecdotalsmovie.com/