Science Twitter Drags De Niro: 15 Funniest #FutureTribecaDocumentary

Now that the Tribeca Film Festival and Robert De Niro have decided to give a credible platform to disgraced former surgeon/researcher Andrew Wakefield to screen his anti-vaccination documentary, Science Twitter has two options: laugh or cry. Despite mountains of scientific literature and boatloads of money spent investigating the disproven claim that vaccines cause autism, De Niro justified inclusion of the Wakefield-directed film by saying he feels that "it is critical that all of the issues surrounding the causes of autism be openly discussed and examined" at the Tribeca Film Festival. So we pondered what other issues may also need to be "discussed and examined" in a #FutureTribecaDocumentary (hashtag credit to Dr. Jennifer Gunter). Here are just a few:

UPDATE 3/26/2016: Tribeca Film Festival and Robert De Niro announced this evening that they no longer plan to screen Vaxxed in the film festival. The evidence-based community applauds this decision, which will have a positive impact on public health.

1.

Brandon R. Friede @brfriede

Exxon-Valdezzed: The Benefits of Properly Lubricating Your Wildlife #futuretribecadocumentary

05:46 AM - 26 Mar 2016

2.

Alison in Wonderland @mitzy247

"Reliable: the Art of Saran Wrap Contraceptives" #FutureTribecaDocumentary

05:48 AM - 26 Mar 2016

3.

Chelsea Polis, PhD @cbpolis

"'Shutting that whole thing down': how Todd Akin revolutionized the field of reproductive health biology" #FutureTribecaDocumentary

05:22 AM - 26 Mar 2016

4.

Viva Lala @viva__lala

"Virgin Blood - Nature's Remedy for HIV/AIDS" #futuretribecadocumentary @Tribeca ~~ Discuss.

03:02 PM - 26 Mar 2016

5.

Deborah Roseman @roseperson

Gravity: Just The Man's Way Of Keeping Us Down #futuretribecadocumentary

03:34 AM - 26 Mar 2016

6.

Michelle Rheault @rheault_m

#futuretribecadocumentary "Just say no: How Reagan solved the drug problem in America"

04:06 AM - 26 Mar 2016

7.

Diana Barbosa @diraquel

How gays cause earthquakes #futuretribecadocumentary

01:58 AM - 26 Mar 2016

8.

Dr. Jaime Friedman @DrJaimeFriedman

Smoking: It's Actually Good For You #futuretribecadocumentary

02:14 AM - 26 Mar 2016

9.

Colin @Kolyin

Raging Bullshit: How We Flushed Our Reputation to Placate Our Celebrity Backer. A #futuretribecadocumentary by Tribeca itself.

02:31 AM - 26 Mar 2016

10.

Doña Ximena @beccaali

"Blood bath" Secrets from Elizabeth Báthory's library to stay young and beautiful #FutureTribecaDocumentary

03:03 AM - 26 Mar 2016

11.

Michael Litherland @mike_litherland

Water: not really all that wet. #futuretribecadocumentary

03:33 AM - 26 Mar 2016

12.

L. Tock @LTock

Running with Scissors is OK: open dialogue about risks and rewards #futuretribecadocumentary

08:40 AM - 26 Mar 2016

13.

Jennifer Gunter @DrJenGunter

The Day We Sailed Off The Earth #futureTribecadocumentary @Tribeca

01:23 AM - 26 Mar 2016

14.

Jonathan M. Katz @KatzOnEarth

DeNiro-saurus: My Life as a Lizard Person #futuretribecadocumentary

01:09 PM - 26 Mar 2016

15.

Chelsea Polis, PhD @cbpolis

"Analyze this...but then screw your remarkably consistent scientific conclusions anyway: the Robert De Niro story" #FutureTribecaDocumentary

04:14 AM - 26 Mar 2016

16. BONUS: While not a #FutureTribecaDocumentary - credit for the brilliant thumbnail goes to Joe Hanson

Joe Hanson @jtotheizzoe

Hey @Tribeca, I fixed some errors in Andrew Wakefield’s bio for you

05:17 PM - 25 Mar 2016