‘When science is censored’: new film looks at the fallout of public health lockdown orders
By Chandra Philip | Published by The Epoch Times
A new documentary is taking a deeper look at the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact lockdowns had on Canadian society, and the resulting fallout from public health restrictions. [See here for information about the premiere screening on May 9, including a panel discussion featuring Bruce Pardy of Rights Probe].
“COVID Collateral,” which will debut at a Toronto Theatre in May, looks at the response of both the government and society to the virus.
“As I was living through COVID, especially in early 2020, I said to myself something doesn’t make sense here,” Toronto producer, writer, and director Vanessa Dylyn told The Epoch Times in an interview.
“I saw a lot of suffering and, like many people, I witnessed restrictions on people that made no sense to me, such as small business owners being driven bankrupt while the big box stores stayed open.”
Ms. Dylyn said she also questioned why liquor stores remained open but places like churches, Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, and gyms were forced to close.
“There was an entire class of people that I felt, as I was living through this, that bore disproportionately the burden of this pandemic. I saw small business people going bankrupt losing their livelihoods. There was a whole class of people, lower-income people, who didn’t get paid unless they showed up,” she said, adding that some people were able to work from home and navigate having kids home from school, but others paid a higher price.
‘Most Inhuman Act’
Ms Dylyn said one of the worst elements of the lockdowns was that elderly and terminally people were left to die without family at their side.
“There was one thing that deeply rattled me, and that was that we forced elderly people and terminally ill people to die alone,” she said.
“If you can imagine not feeling the touch of your daughter or your son’s hand as you’re dying, no comforting words,” she added. “We forced people to say goodbye to their loved ones through a window or an iPad. I thought this was the cruellest, most inhuman act committed during COVID.”
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“Covid Collateral” looks at scientists who spoke out against the lockdowns and were silenced. It also examines ignored treatments and evidence, including the possible use of the anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin and a study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology that found only 0.17 percent of those infected with the virus died. Public health experts were saying the rate was closer to 3 percent at the time.
Vanessa Dylyn, writer, director, and producer of "COVID Collateral."
