What We Hide – A Screening of the Feature Film WHAT WE HIDE, followed by a discussion that will highlight how the power of Storytelling can make a difference in addiction education.
Presenters: Daniel Kay, President, Tickled Pictures
After discovering their mother has fatally overdosed, two scrappy sisters, terrified they’ll be separated by an overburdened fostercare system, conceal the body. But as the local police chief, mom’s drug counselor, and her volatile ex-boyfriend get closer to uncovering the truth, the girls will have to decide just how far they are willing to go to keep their secret buried.
Authenticity was of paramount importance when developing the film. I collaborated up with Julia Keller, a pulitzer-prize winning journalist from the Chicago Tribune and we traveled through Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia, interviewing folks who have been impacted by the epidemic of addiction. We met with first responders, law enforcement, overwhelmed case workers, and families, including “opioid orphans” – children who had lost both parents to addiction.
The intention from the beginning to raise awareness of the collateral damage caused by addiction, and for the film to be a call-to-arms for the public to become emotionally invested in helping to address the addiction crisis.
Learning Objectives
- To gain a deeper understanding of the impact of opioid overdoses on children, including grief, uncertainty, feelings of being unloved, and the burden of responsibility, sacrificing their childhoods.
- To gain a deeper understanding of the impact of the opioid crisis on the community, including the foster care system, law enforcement and the social support network.
- To better understand the need for NARCAN related products to save live sand hopefully allow people who do overdose to survive, obtain treatment, and hopefully become productive citizens and better parents.
