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Love in the Time of Fentanyl

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As deaths in Vancouver, Canada reach an all-time high, the Overdose Prevention Society opens its doors—a renegade supervised drug consumption site that employs active and former drug users. Its staff and volunteers do whatever it takes to save lives and give hope to a marginalized community in this intimate documentary that looks beyond the stigma of people who use fentanyl and other drugs.

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Jude Dry IndieWire 02/04/2023
B
The film eschews a journalistic documentary style for a more achievable verité approach, which is initially engaging but leaves something to be desired. Go to Full Review Concepción de León New York Times 02/02/2023
Despite the harrowing overdose scenes, Askey manages to infuse “Love in the Time of Fentanyl” with scenes of joy, creativity and friendship... Go to Full Review Calan Panchoo Film Threat 03/01/2023
7/10
It is a welcome peek behind the curtain at a place many of us regard, perhaps ignorantly, as tainted. Go to Full Review Stephen Saito Moveable Fest 02/14/2023
The film may actually present a way forward when, with as few resources as the OPS appears to have at their disposal, it seems smaller communal operations such as this that could make the largest impact... Go to Full Review Chris Barsanti The Playlist 02/14/2023
B
It is not the documentary’s duty to provide answers to a problem for which few experts have a consensus solution. But the film’s lack of a forward-looking vision ultimately makes an already bleak situation appear even more dire. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Colin Askey

Director

Sean Baker

Executive Producer

Sally Jo Fifer

Executive Producer

Lois Vossen

Executive Producer

Monika Navarro

Producer

Marc Serpa Francoeur

Producer

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Synopsis As deaths in Vancouver, Canada reach an all-time high, the Overdose Prevention Society opens its doors—a renegade supervised drug consumption site that employs active and former drug users. Its staff and volunteers do whatever it takes to save lives and give hope to a marginalized community in this intimate documentary that looks beyond the stigma of people who use fentanyl and other drugs.
Director
Colin Askey
Producer
Monika Navarro, Marc Serpa Francoeur, Robinder Uppal
Production Co
Independent Television Service, Lost Time Media
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (TV)
Feb 13, 2023
Runtime
1h 20m
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