History of Vaccinations

Onesimus. It is a name we don’t hear when we look at the history of vaccinations, but in the United States we owe a debt of gratitude to an enslaved African named Onesimus.

For this film, which is voiced by writer and political activist, Baratunde Thurston, we used 2D and 3D animations to explore the story of Onesimus and how he used a traditional African noculation technique that saved countless lives from Smallpox, which become the foundation for vaccine as we know them today, including the COVID vaccine.