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"Inheritance" documentary screening
Tue, Sep 10
|Russell Tripp Performance Center
Filmed over 11 years, INHERITANCE follows Curtis, a young boy, as he grows up in rural Appalachia in a family and community surrounded by substance use disorder and poverty. Can Curtis break the cycle of addiction that has plagued his family for generations?
Time & Location
Sep 10, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Russell Tripp Performance Center, Ellingson Rd SW, Albany, OR 97321, USA
About the event
This is a FREE documentary screening brought to us on behalf of Samaritan Health Services, Community Health Promotion Department in partnership with Coast to the Cascades Community Wellness Network (CCCWN). Mid-Valley Productions, MVP is honored to host this event to help bring awareness to the community concerning those with substance abuse disorders.
INHERITANCE explores the underlying causes of the opioid epidemic in America through the life of one boy and five generations of his extended family over 11 years. Curtis, a bright and hopeful boy, grows up from age 12 to 18 surrounded by love and struggle while every adult in his family – parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins – battles addiction. Curtis’ America is an America where people and communities are struggling with an epidemic of substance use disorder, joblessness and a deteriorating sense of belonging.
CONTENT WARNING: Inheritance contains depictions of real substance use and intense interpersonal interactions that some viewers may find harmful or disturbing.Â
For more information on Inheritance click HERE.
If you are experiencing drug addiction, alcohol abuse, thoughts of suicide and other mental health issues please use the following resources to get help.
National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988lifeline.org (you can contact a crisis counselor by dialing 988 or texting 988 on any cellphone or land line.) Please follow link for more information.Â