Love in the Time of Fentanyl
80 min., Canada, USA 2022, Feature Documentary, English - Not Rated
Director: Colin Askey
Set in Vancouver’s Downtown East side, Love In The Time Of Fentanyl is an intimate, observational look beyond the stigma of injection drug users, revealing the courage of those facing terrible tragedy in a neighbourhood often referred to as ground zero of the overdose crisis. As the number of overdose deaths in Vancouver reaches an all time high, the Overdose Prevention Society (OPS) opens its doors—a renegade safe injection site that employs primarily current or former drug users, its staff and volunteers save lives and give hope to a deeply marginalized community as the overdose crisis rages. widely ignored crisis ravaging their community. Colin Askey’s debut feature documentary looks beyond the stigmatization of injection drug users and offers hope and empathic ways to approach the crisis ravaging too many communities.
Panel Discussion to Follow Film
The opioid crisis continues to have a devastating effect on communities across northern Ontario, including the Algoma region. During this time of tragic loss, community partners are coming together to address opioid-related harms by exploring evidence-based interventions, and the amplification of voices of people with lived experience. Algoma Public Health (APH) will be facilitating a panel discussion following the film, with representation from: people with lived experience using substances, Save Our Young Adults (SOYA), Maamwesying North Shore Community Health Services, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), and Sault Area Hospital (SAH). Together, we can make a difference in Algoma.
Admission by Donation