OPIOIDS : A Breakdown of the Invisible Overdose Crisis in the Black Community

This short documentary film hopes to start a national conversation about the language of the opioid crisis and to use it as a tool to spread awareness of the epidemic to Black communities. In collaboration with Seven Halsema, a teacher at SHOOTERS and experienced filmmaker from the Netherlands, Richard Patterson Jr., a multi-talented artist, engaged in community research and drafted a film script. Not long after, they found themselves interviewing people in Rich’s North Philadelphia neighborhood to gauge the knowledge of opioids among the people he grew up with.

For more visit dbhids.org/opioid-film-2021.

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