Essex CHIPS presents "Our American Family" Oct 3 at 7:00 pm. Admission is free.
T-Rex Theater Essex Experience, 21 Essex Way #300, Essex, VT
NY Times reports: "In this intimate documentary, a Philadelphia family of six reels from a daughter's recent overdose. The filmmakers let these [family] tensions remain unsettled. Addiction is a complex, challenging topic, and "Our American Family," in its sharp specificity, handles it with grace." The screening is followed by an in-person discussion with Linda Geraghty, matriarch of the family featured in the film.
Please pre-register at: https://tinyurl.com/29auxnnd
Note: the documentary is recommended for ages 16 and up due to language and thematic elements about substance use.
Essex CHIPS thanks our generous sponsors: Anonymous, Division of Substance Use Programs, Vermont Department of Health, Essex Experience and United Way of Northwest Vermont.
Refreshments available for purchase. Questions email: office@essexchips.org
Addiction is an all-encompassing force not only in the lives of the afflicted, but also those around them. Captured at a pivotal "nothing to lose" moment over the course of a year, OUR AMERICAN FAMILY is a radically honest portrait of five family members grappling with the legacy of generational addiction as they fight to heal resentments and pull each other out of the deepest depths.
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