Draft:Hippocrites

Hippocrites
Hippocrites is a word used to describe how doctors are becoming hypocrites against their will due to current laws criminalizing. and restricting their ability to provide abortions — an essential reproductive health care procedure — thus forcing them to break their sacred Hippocratic oath. The word first appeared in the short film "Hippocrites: A Broken Oath in Reproductive Health" which was released on June 24th, 2024 — the 2-year anniversary of the Dobbs ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade. Hippocrites is a junction between two words, Hippocratic (from the Hippocratic oath) and hypocrite.

Hippocrites (2024 Short Film)
Hippocrites (titled onscreen as Hippocrites: A Broken Oath In Reproductive Health) is a 2024 American docudrama short film directed by the duo of Argentine directors Julieta Casalia and Lucía Valdemoros, also known as Swan, and produced by Rebolución. The film is about the Hippocratic Oath, reproductive health care, and the hypocrisy that recent judicial rulings are forcing upon the medical profession.

Plot
The film begins with a white coat ceremony somewhere in 1990s Texas. We focus in on a young doctor reciting the Hippocratic oath. As the ceremony continues in the background, we skip forward in time to meet Rosie, a young woman with Hispanic roots who’s just learned she’s pregnant.

In a state of panic, she visits her OB-GYN, who appears paranoid as he hushes her and then ushers her into his office. Suddenly, worlds collide and as it turns out, her doctor is the medical school graduate — Dr. Warner — many years later. Rosie needs his help, but he shakes his head no, signaling that his hands are tied. He has no choice but to refuse giving her an abortion.

While we continue to hear the Hippocratic oath being recited, we see the doctor's internal conflict of not being able to practice the oath he swore back then, as well as Rosie’s unfortunate circumstances unfold. Before our eyes, her life has utterly transformed for the worse.

The film ends how it began with us watching a young Dr. Warner graduate from medical school, innocently unaware of the future that will force him to break the oath he once took so proudly.

Cast

 * Isidora Castro as Rosie
 * Santiago Caranza as Dr. Warner (young and old)
 * Javiera Puelma as Grace
 * Liday Mendez as Police Officer
 * Ivan Contreras as Dean
 * Barbara Correa as Nurse
 * Alvaro Brito as Nurse
 * Angie Melendez as Nurse
 * Diego Díaz as Medical Graduate
 * Francisca Molina as Medical Graduate
 * Cindy Shieh as Medical Graduate
 * Javiera Zambrano as Medical Graduate
 * Francisco Artal as Medical Graduate

Music
The original score and string arrangements were written by composer David Bessler, founder of Halley Sound. It was performed by Michel Bessler (violins) and Rafael Cesario (cello), and produced by Thereza Helena (Executive Producer), Vinicius Villani (Sound Design & Mixing), and Giovanni Manzi (Studio Assistant).

No More Hippocrites (2024 Ad Campaign)
No More Hippocrites was created by The No More Hippocrites Collective, a team of healthcare marketing creatives, in partnership with sexual and reproductive telehealth company Wisp. It was launched on June 24th via digital, social, radio, print, and out-of-home paid media.

The goal of the campaign is to tell the story of a broken oath in reproductive health. It shines a spotlight on our post-Roe world – on how doctors are being forced to break the Hippocratic oath they solemnly swore to uphold and on how women's health and lives are increasingly at risk.

The campaign features the short film Hippocrites: A Broken Oath in Reproductive Health and an interactive website.