Official trailer of the "Making a Killing" document on the Medical Injuries Act

"How fed up are we with a system that is allowed to exist?" Gravitas Ventures has released an official trailer for a documentary film titled Making a Killing , from filmmakers Alexander J. Farrell & Sepideh Haftgoli. It will be available on VOD in April. Not to be confused with the other films of the same name, including one about the corrupt NRA and the other about a crime thriller. Making a Killing "highlights an outdated law that limits your recovery for avoidable medical negligence to $250,000 regardless of the outcome, even death." Focusing on the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975, also known as "MICRA". The director explains that this law has done "little to help physicians and nothing to improve patient care. Its main beneficiaries have been insurance companies. This issue of limits on damages in medical malpractice suits is California's oldest political battle." It's time to update this law and making a movie about it might be the best way to raise awareness about the need to change it.

Here is the official trailer (+ poster) for the Farrell & Haftgoli documentary Making a Killing, straight from YouTube:

"Through a thoughtful, cinematic eye, you'll discover the shocking and haunting nature of how California's healthcare system is truly run. Making A Killing will take you on a dark, emotional and infuriating journey through one of America's most corrupt systems. It serves as an intimate and honest portrait of human suffering, sacrifice and survival. Making A Killing is an intimate and honest portrait of human suffering, sacrifice and survival.–Director Alexander J. Farrell

For too long, Californians who have been harmed rather than healed by our health care system have faced a formidable hurdle in seeking accountability in court for medical negligence. It's called MICRA, Sacramento's shorthand for the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975. Over the course of four decades, MICRA has set an artificial cap of $250,000 on damages caused by pain and suffering in cases involving medical malpractice, regardless of the outcome – even death. All the while, the MICRA limit has remained unchanged, despite decades of inflation that have reduced its economic effect by about 80%. Meanwhile, MICRA has wrested crucial economic decisions from citizens' juries because they are not allowed to know about those caps during the trial. Making a Killing is run by the filmmakers Alexander J. Farrell (director of the documentaries Lighthouse Lesbos, Refugee) and Sepideh Haftgoli (producer of Style Queens, Ronaldo vs. Messi), making their first film together. It hasn't been shown at any festival, as far as we know. Produced by Sepideh Haftgoli Loong and Max Loong. Gravitas will launch Making a Killing direct to VOD from April 11, 2023 and soon this spring. For more information, visit the film's official website.

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