Producer Scott Thigpen (L) with Director of the Rome International Film Festival, Jake Jacobson

From the frontlines in Nigeria, India, Haiti and elsewhere, this powerful one-hour documentary takes you into the field to witness the victories and challenges surrounding the largest public health initiative in history: the campaign to eradicate polio worldwide.

The fight against the dreaded childhood disease continues in over a dozen countries. Why hasn’t polio been wiped out? What will it take to completely rid the world of a disease for only the second time ever? And what implication does this have on other global health issues?

Be one of the first in your community to see the film and meet those responsible for making The Last Child.

• Friday, September 10, 2004, at 1:00 p.m. -- Rome International Film Festival
• Wednesday, October 27, 2004, at 7:00 p.m. -- Atlanta History Center (Atlanta, GA)
• Sunday, November 7, 2004, at 2:30 p.m. -- The Asheville Film Festival; Fine Arts Theatre ( Asheville, NC 28801; 828-232-1536)
• Tuesday, November 16, 2004, at 7:00 p.m. -- Woodrow International Center for Scholars (One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.)
• Wednesday, February 23, 2005, at 7:00 p.m. -- Rotary International (One Rotary Center, 1560 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201)
• Wednesday, March 23, 2005, at 12:30 p.m. -- National Immunization Conference; the Washington Hilton & Towers in Washington, DC
• Wednesday, April 6, 2005, at 12:00 p.m.-- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD
• Saturday, April 23, 2005, at 2:00 p.m. -- Portland, Oregon; The DoubleTree Lloyd Conference Center (1000 NE Multnomah, Portland, OR 97232; Phone: 503.249-3157)